fbv

1. OVERVIEW fbv (FrameBuffer Viewer) is a simple program to view pictures on a linux framebuffer device. In 2000, when fbv was created, there were no other situable programs performing the same task, so the authors decided to follow the rule: 'If you need a tool - write it yourself!' :-)

2. REQUIREMENTS

• Linux, configured to provide the framebuffer device interface
  (/dev/fb0 or /dev/fb/0)
• libungif for GIF support
• libjpeg for JPEG support
• libpng for PNG support

3. INSTALLATION

• unpack the archive (you've propably already done it)
• run ./configure
• type: make
• type: make install
• enjoy...

4. USAGE Just run fbv without any arguments, and a short help message will appear...

5. AUTHORS Tomasz 'smoku' Sterna [email protected] Mateusz 'mteg' Golicz [email protected]

Feel free to send any comments, patches, bugfixes, suggestions, etc. The authors are not native english speakers, and they are aware of the fact that their english is far from perfect. Because of that, reports on grammar and vocabulary mistakes in this file are also welcome.

6. BUGS & TODO

• the code is really awfully formated and requires some fixes...
• the english in messages is not the best at all :-)

7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• the fbset authors: some code in fb_display.c is based on it...
• Nat Ersoz - for his suggestions and bugfixes
• Mauro Meneghin - for the transparent GIF support
• Marcin 'Piaskowy' Zieba - for his minor bugfixes
• Mariusz 'Ma-rYu-sH' Witkowski - for his suggestions on alpha
  channel support and testing

8. LICENSE
   The package is licensed under the GNU GPL license, version 2.
   Obtain your copy at http://www.gnu.org.