On 03/18/2014 08:39 AM, PCMan wrote: >> I know you are tryting to minimize library dependencies but I vaguely >> remember >> that some image viewers use specialized image libraries for additional speed >> and runtime efficiency, e.g. qimagepblitz, imlib, the lib from ImageMagick. > Yes, they're awesome libs. > However, qimageblitz has no qt5 support. > The others are more difficult to use with Qt. > Minimizing memory usage and speed up startup is very important. > Otherwise, we already have too many good and powerful image viewers > and there's no need to write yet another one. > The focus of lximage as a default image viewer is quick startup and > the "just enough" philosophy. > > Cheers!
I definitely agree with Kevin. lximage is pretty fine for "open an image then close" in case of eg. "what is this file?" workflow (=read: that's how I use it). For "show photos from vacation" workflow I use another tool which is more complex etc. (nomacs in this case). p. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list Lxde-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
