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##                          GQview 0.7.0      (07/03/99)         ##
##      This software is Copyright (C) 1999 by John Ellis.       ##
##  Use this software at your own risk. I am not responsible for ##
##        anything this software may do to your computer.        ##
## This software falls under the GNU Public License. Please read ##
##              the COPYING file for more information            ##
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Author: John Ellis
e-mail: gqview@email.com
homepage: gqview.netpedia.net
          www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/5235/ (mirror always up to date)

======== Requirements

  GTK+-1.2.0: ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk
  Imlib 1.9: ftp://ftp.labs.redhat.com/pub/imlib

======== Notes and changes for this release

  Changes:
    > Now use autoconf/make, resulting in a configure script.
    > Now supports i18n, added translations: de ja pt_BR ru
    > Remove 'save settings on exit', they are now always saved.
    > Copy/move dialogs now include drop down history.
    - Icons now update when size is configured.
    - When dragging files, and the action was a move, refresh the filelist.
    * Icons sizes are now properly remembered when the config dialog is opened
      then closed without re-selecting the size.

  Notes:
   known bug: When starting up with tools floating, then unfloat the tools and
              attempt to do drag and drop, BOOM! endless loop of errors on
              GTK+-1.2.3 (hint: could use a little help figuring this out)

======== Installation

  Compilation: ./configure ; make
  General install: make install
  GNOME install: make gnome-install is deprecated!, configure finds gnome for
                 you now. 
  Removal: make uninstall

======== Description / Features

  GQview is a graphics file viewer. Basic features:
    - Single click image viewing / navigation.
    - Zoom functions.
    - Thumbnails, with optional caching and .xvpics support.
    - Multiple file selection for move, copy, delete, rename, drag and drop.
    - Drag and drop.
    - Slideshow.
    - Full screen.
    - Ability to open images in external editors (configurable).

======== Documentation (brief)

  Keyboard commands:
    [PageDown]                         next image
    [PageUp]                           previous image
    [Home]                             first image in list
    [End]                              last image in list
    [Tab]                              tab completion in path entry window
    [Escape],                          cancel completion in path entry window
    [Escape]                           stop generating thumbnails

  Keyboard commands valid when image has focus (image has black rectangle)
    arrow keys                         pan image
    [Shift] - arrow keys               pan image faster
    [Space]                            next image
    [Backspace]                        previous image

  File menu related:
    [Ctrl] - N                         New directory
    [Ctrl] - C                         Copy file
    [Ctrl] - M                         Move file
    [Ctrl] - R                         Rename file
    [Ctrl] - D, [Delete]               Delete file
    [Ctrl] - Q, Q                      Exit

  Edit menu related:
    [Ctrl] - 1 .. 8                    run external editor
    [Ctrl] - O                         configure Options
    [Ctrl] - S                         Save options
    [Ctrl] - T                         Maintain thumbnails

  View menu related:
    +, =                               zoom in
    -                                  zoom out
    Z                                  zoom to original size
    X                                  zoom to fit
    T                                  toggle thumbnail display
    R                                  refresh list
    F                                  (Un)float file selection area
    H                                  (Un)hide file selection area
    [Ctrl] = F                         Toggle full screen
    S                                  Toggle slide show

======== Thanks go to the following for fixes, additions, and patches:

  Oleg Andrjushenko <oandr@itec.cn.ua>
      for Russian translation

  Vitor Fernandes <vitor_fernandes@SoftHome.net>
      for Brazilian Portuguese translation

  Shingo Akagaki <akagaki@ece.numazu-ct.ac.jp>a
      for Japanese translation

  Matthias Warkus <mawarkus@t-online.de>
      for German translation.

  Diederen Damien <D.Diederen@student.ulg.ac.be>
      for .xvpics thumbnail reading support.

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