Aaron Konstam wrote:
On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 13:04 -0600, Phil Meyer wrote:
Correct, xv is not relevant any more.
And yes, I was a fan of xv for years, but that was many years ago,
now. :)
I don't know why xv is not relevant. It works more easily to display
images, change image coding, manipulate sizes, crop, etc that anything
else I have seen.
As you stated, there has been no development on xv for years now. That
alone makes it irrelevant. But here are some more reasons:
1. No support for 'Desktop' controls. Only supports the X root window.
2. Antiquated user interface.
3. Newer tools may be superior, although not as comprehensive; ie:
gthumb, eyeofgnome (eog), comix, eqview, mirage, etc.
see:
http://fedoraproject.org/extras/6/i386/repodata/repoview/graphics.group.html
for more.
4. xv is not maintained as an rpm (that I know of)
xv had its day, and I regret its passing, but in my most humble opinion,
it has surely passed.
Have Fun!
