Of course GIMP can open jp2 files. Where did you hear that it cannot?
On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Neal Weissman <[email protected]> wrote: > i solicited the gimp forum because I thought that gimp might open the .jp2 > files, but we are indeed digressing from the purpose of this forum. my > tablet does not have an external keyboard and the touchpad keyboard lacks > many keys found on a physical keyboard - ESC is absent in particular. i > also don't have a physical mouse. as you say, this discussion has > progressed well beyond the purpose of this forum so i will make do with > your helpful suggestion that i should not be using "slideshow." Thank you > for your help. however, i will tell you that i have invoked 'add all' and i > do see the content of the first few pages *only* - and only in full screen > - by tapping the screen. > > > /s/ Neal Weissman > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 2:31 AM, Bob Long <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Neal Weissman wrote on 03/10/15 15:00: >> >> > i've attached a .png screen capture; hopefully you can see it. >> > >> > you can see that the .gz unzipped to 517 .jp2 files. i can only reason >> > to deal with these 517 sequential files as a slideshow .. can you think >> > of another way? >> >> We are getting off topic here for a GIMP list, anyway... >> >> A slideshow does not seem to be the way to do it. There is no guarantee >> that you will have finished reading the page before the next image appears. >> >> Simply open the first "page" (or the page you are up to) of the book as >> a single image in Irfanview. Not as a slideshow. Then when you have read >> the page there should be left/right arrows on a toolbar. Or, use >> left/right arrows on the keyboard. >> >> Show us a screen shot when you open that first image. >> >> But I see you have selected the slideshow without automatic timed >> advance, so it should work that way. >> >> Once you start the slideshow, do you actually see the content of the >> "page"? >> >> Have you done "Add all" to select all the images for the slideshow? >> >> > i can see no way to display a slide show other than 'fullscreen'; >> > fullscreen seems to be the only way that irfanview will display a >> > slideshow. but fullscreen obliterates access to the the touchpad >> > keyboard and the iv toolbar and obliterates access to almost everything: >> > the only option that i can still control is 'shutdown' and 'restart'! >> > ... nor do i have a mouse. >> >> Again, what device are you using? Is it some sort of tablet without >> physical mouse or keyboard? >> >> > although i repeatedly opted for it, the toolbar does not contain the >> > buttons for 'next page' and 'previous page' - even if i were able to >> > access it. >> >> When you say you don't have a mouse, do you mean you don't see a mouse >> pointer when in full screen? That's possible. Hitting the "ESC" key >> should exit slideshow mode, I think. >> >> -- >> Bob Long >> >> >> > /s/ Neal Weissman >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Bob Long <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Neal Weissman wrote on 03/10/15 02:32: >> > >> > > irfanview is indeed lauded for being plenary but i haven't had >> success >> > > with it: irfanview's toolbar should as you say contain a “proceed >> to the >> > > successor page” button but i don't see it - i only see a “progress >> to >> > > the next *file* ” button. also, the toolbar appears only in one or >> two >> > > views - the default view is full screen which does present the >> toolbar. >> > >> > I don't understand your distinction between successor "page" and >> "file". >> > You say your "book" consists of many images, one per page. As far as >> > image editors/viewers are concerned, an image is a file (ignoring >> > complications like layers). >> > >> > >> > I've never known Irfanview to default to starting full screen, but >> it is >> > an option in the preferences, anyway. >> > >> > Even when you are in full screen, the left and right keyboard arrows >> > navigate backwards/forwards to the next image in the directory. >> > >> > Attempting to read a book by individual images seems to be the root >> > problem. Perhaps try converting them to something like an .epub >> e-book >> > format and then use an e-book reader. I've not ever done that from >> > images, but there are converters out there. But even that will have >> > difficulties, given the text will not be able to flow to suit screen >> > size. >> > >> > > and iv is most unfriendly to touchpad keyboards. thus, iv has thus >> far >> > > been of no use to me although it was one of the first that i tried >> - >> > > that's why i'm still searching. (btw, many softwares - including >> > > Windows! and Google's Gmail- are inconsiderate of touchpad >> keyboards.) >> > >> > Can't help you there. What exactly is the device you are using? >> > >> > -- >> > Bob Long >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gimp-user-list mailing list >> > List address: [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > List membership: >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list >> > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gimp-user-list mailing list >> List address: [email protected] >> List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list >> > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: [email protected] > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
