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authorPřemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>2022-01-24 08:41:05 +0100
committerPřemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>2022-01-25 05:54:00 +0100
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Start a basic user guide
Move some information out there from the README.
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ fiv
'fiv' is a slightly unconventional, general-purpose image browser and viewer.
-image::fiv.webp["Screenshot of both the browser and the viewer"]
+image::docs/fiv.webp["Screenshot of both the browser and the viewer"]
Features
--------
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Explicit non-goals
- Following the latest GNOME HIG to the letter--header bars are deliberately
avoided, for their general user hostility.
- Portability to non-UNIXy systems, although patches are welcome.
- - Memory efficiency is secondary to both performance and development time.
+ - Memory efficiency is secondary to both performance and development effort.
Aspirations
-----------
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Build dependencies: Meson, pkg-config +
Runtime dependencies: gtk+-3.0, glib>=2.64, pixman-1, shared-mime-info,
libturbojpeg, libwebp, spng>=0.7.0 +
Optional dependencies: lcms2, LibRaw, librsvg-2.0, xcursor, libheif, libtiff,
-gdk-pixbuf-2.0, ExifTool
+gdk-pixbuf-2.0, ExifTool, resvg (unstable API, needs to be requested explicitly)
$ git clone --recursive https://git.janouch.name/p/fiv.git
$ meson builddir
@@ -52,23 +52,10 @@ direct installations. To test the program, help it find its custom thumbnailer:
$ PATH=$(pwd):$PATH ./fiv
-Pressing F1 will give you a convenient list of keyboard shortcuts.
-
-Configuration
+Documentation
-------------
-The standard means to adjust the looks of the program is through GTK+ 3 CSS.
-As an example, to tightly pack browser items, put the following in your
-_~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css_:
-
- fiv-browser { -FivBrowser-spacing: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; margin: 0; }
-
-Similarly, you can adjust some of the key bindings, as per the command table
-in link:fiv-view.h[]:
-
- @binding-set ViewBindings { bind 'p' { 'command' (print) }; }
- fiv-view { -gtk-key-bindings: ViewBindings; }
-
-Should you want to experiment, you will find the GTK+ inspector very helpful.
+For information concerning usage, refer to link:docs/fiv.html[the user guide],
+which can be invoked from within the program by pressing F1.
Contributing and Support
------------------------