imageview(1)
NAME
imageview − display bit-mapped image files on an X11 display
SYNOPSIS
imageview [filename] [-d host: number] [-g geometry] [-o orientation]
DESCRIPTION
imageview displays bit-mapped image files on an X11 display. Use imageview’s graphical user interface (based on OSF /Motif) to display an image then manipulate the image on the screen, using various rotate, zoom, and resize controls.
The following table lists image file types that can be displayed, what these files contain, the filename suffix (extension) VUE uses to display the correct icon, and the file version supported.
| File Type | VUE File | File Contents | Version |
| Extension | Supported | ||
| TIFF | .tif | PC, scanned, and FAX images | 5.0 (6.0 for |
| TIFF JPEG) | |||
| JFIF | .jpg .jpeg | JPEG-compressed images | 8-R8 |
| GIF | .gif | xv and xgif images | 87a |
| XWD | .xwd | Pixmap images from xwd (Z format) | X11 |
| XBM | .xbm .bm | Bitonal X bitmap images | X11 |
| XPM | .xpm .pm | Color X pixmap images | 3.0 |
| BMF | .bmf | Starbase bitmap images (Z format) | 1 |
TIFF images can be in uncompressed format, or any of the following compressed formats: JPEG, LZW, G3, G4, or Packbits.
The filename argument is an absolute or relative pathname of a file containing one or more images in a supported format, and can contain ~, *, and ? pattern specifiers. If filename resolves to more than one file, imageview displays the first file found.
Options
imageview recognizes the following options:
-d host:number Specifies the display to use. Arguments are:
host Name of the host machine.
number Number of the display.
If the -d option is omitted, imageview uses the value of the DISPLAY environment variable.
-g geometry Specifies the position and maximum size of the viewer window. The viewer window consists of an image window framed by a menu and control panel. The syntax for geometry is the standard X geometry syntax; see X(1) in the reference section of Using the X Window System.
If the -g option is omitted, imageview creates a window that matches the image size. If the image is too large for the display, imageview creates the largest window possible without changing the ratio of image height to image width.
-o orientation Sets the initial orientation of the image. orientation is one of the following:
landscape Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise before displaying.
portrait Do not rotate the image.
If the -o option is omitted, -o portrait is used.
EXAMPLES
Display the file rgb.tif in the current directory and rotate the first image found 90 degrees clockwise.
imageview rgb.tif -o landscape
AUTHOR
imageview was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO
X(1) in Using the X Window System.
Hewlett-Packard Company — HP-UX Release 9.10: April 1995