[aklug] Re: video system questions

From: Greg Madden <gomadtroll@gci.net>
Date: Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:41:40 AKST

Only recently have I started using a DE instead of a WM, seems Linux is going more
monolithic with the DE. I have both the QT & GTK libraries loaded, tend to run a
mixed bag of apps. I would not admit to being a KDE, or a Gnome user :-)

On Tuesday 21 February 2012 11:49:48 pm Jim Gribbin wrote:
> Well, being a Gnome user, I tend to lean towards Gnome tools. KDE users
> tend to gravitate towards QT based tools.
> Nothing too unusual there.
>
> Jim G
>
> On Feb 21, 2012 11:14 PM, "Greg Madden" <gomadtroll@gci.net> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 21 February 2012 6:55:34 pm Jim Gribbin wrote:
> > > Eye of Gnome is the default tiff viewer for Gnome. I've been using it
> >
> > with
> >
> > > no issues I can think of for looking at plat maps from the State's
> > > Recorder's Office for a couple of years.
> > > I can't say I done any comparisons either, other than what's available
> >
> > for
> >
> > > Android. What I've found for Android has been less than impressive in
> >
> > this
> >
> > > department so far.
> > >
> > > Shotwell, the new photo manager for Linux, will also view tiffs, but
> > > I've only found this recently by accident. I've never used it
> > > intentionally
> >
> > nor
> >
> > > checked it out.
> > >
> > > The only one I will say is an absolute piece of c**p for viewing tiffs
> > > is Apple's Quicktime. Worthless. Can't change size, can't print.
> > >
> > > Jim G
> > >
> > > > The Plansroom online service scans drawings and has them available in
> > > > .tiff format, see the images render fast comments. Good Tiff file
> > > > viewers are rare.
> >
> > I'll have to try EOG, did not ralize it viewed tiffs.
> > I have been using Gwenview, QT app, works fine in KDE3.5, changed to much
> > in
> > KDE4.x
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peace,
> >
> > Greg
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Greg
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