Sidux/Useable applications/Image viewers

A graphic viewer is an application lets you watch graphic files, organize, print or simply edit.

sidux has three graphic viewers pre-installed: GPicView, Ristretto and Feh.

GPicView

GPicView is simply and light application designed for LXDE environment.

It has just a few function to use such as: rotation to the right, left, etc.

Run it from: Menu-> Graphics-> Image Viewer.

Home page: http://lxde.sourceforge.net/gpicview/

More on Wiki project page: http://wiki.lxde.org/en/GPicView

Ristretto

Ristretto is a simply and light application too and it's installed with XFCE environment.

It can rotate files, show thumbs and make slide show.

Run it from: Menu-> Graphics-> Ristretto.

Home page: http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/ristretto

Feh

Feh is quick and very light graphic viewer managing from text console.

To open a graphic file choose "Feh" from mouse menu or type in Terminal:

feh /graphic_file_patch

Home page: https://derf.homelinux.org/~derf/projects/feh/

gThumb

gThumb is a graphic organizer, viewer and simply editor designed for GNOME environment.

Using "gPhoto" gThumb can download photos directly from digital cameras.

gThumb lets you:

a. make a pre-view of file system.

b. create and manage photo files and folders.

c. make slide show.

d. import photos from digital cameras.

e. basic edition.

1. Installation:

apt-get install gthumb gphoto

2. Run it from: Menu-> Graphics-> gThumb.

3. To import photos from a digital camera go to: File-> Import.

4. If you want to edit a graphic file click on palette icon on right top bar.

Home page: http://live.gnome.org/gthumb

On Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GThumb

Picasa

Picasa is an application for organizing, watching and simply editing graphic files.

Using Picasa you can:

a. create and burn photo presentation on CD.

b. edit photos (basic functions).

c. display hidden EXIF photo's informations.

d. print.

e. send photos out by an e-mail or put theme on Blogger or Picasa Web Albums.

1. The application you can download from: http://picasa.google.com/

2. Installation:

dpkg -i picasa_version_i386.deb

3. Run it from: Menu-> Others-> Picasa

4. You have to egree with the licence-> Next

then click on "I Agree".

5. Picasa will scan all your connected discs looking for graphics and videos.

6. To make basic editions of pictures go to:

a. Basic Fixes.

b. Tuning - colors edition.

c. Effects - additionals effects.

Just I have to add that it's a Windows version application joined with Wine and Gecko engine.

More about Picasa on: http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=112056

Others

1. Gwenview - graphic viewer for KDE: http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/
2. F-spot - graphic viewer and editor for GNOME: http://f-spot.org/Main_Page
3. Digikam - graphic organizer for KDE: http://www.digikam.org/
4. GLC Player: http://www.glc-player.net/
5. Mirage: http://mirageiv.berlios.de/
6. KSquirrel: http://ksquirrel.sourceforge.net/
7. XnView: http://www.xnview.com/en/index.html
8. Konvertor: http://www.konvertor.net/indexe.html