KSquirrel (Linux)

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[url=\"http://ksquirrel.sourceforge.net/\"]KSquirrel[/url] is an image viewer for KDE with disk navigator, file tree, multiple directory view, thumbnails, extended thumbnails, dynamic format support, DCOP interface, KEXIF and KIPI plugins support.

Requirements: KDE 3.5x, QT 3.3x, OpenGL, ksquirrel-libs.

What is it ?

KSquirrel is a fast and convenient image viewer for KDE featuring OpenGL and dynamic format support.

Send all remarks, bug reports and wishes on my email box (see above).

Features:

* external, dynamically loaded decoders (ksquirrel-libs)
* tool to convert images
* KIPI support
* codec settings
* slideshow
* mount view
* file tree with recursion support
* multiple directory view
* flexible filters for filemanager
* flexible external tools
* thumbnails, extended thumbnails
* tabs

Disadvantages:

* Huge images (10'000 x 10'000 or bigger) cann't be entirely put in video memory. Zoom, rotate etc. will work very slow.

At this time KSquirrel (ksquirrel-libs) supports 55 image formats:

* Adobe Photoshop PSD
* AutoCAD/QCAD Drawing
* AVS X image
* Commodore 64 Koala
* Compuserve GIF
* Degas PI1
* Degas PI3
* DICOM
* DirectDraw Surface
* DjVu Document
* Dr. Halo CUT
* FLI Animation
* GIMP XCF
* HalfLife model
* Homeworld LIF
* ILEAF Image
* Interchange File Format
* Irix PIX image
* JBIG
* JPEG 2000
* JPEG compressed
* Lossless JPEG
* Macintosh Paint
* Macintosh PICT
* MTV Ray tracer
* Multiple Network Graphics
* Neochrome NEO
* OpenEXR
* Photos from different cameras
* Portable aNy Map
* Portable Network Graphics (including APNG)
* Pxrar format
* Quake2 texture
* Radiance HDR image
* Raw uncompressed RGB image
* Scalable Vector Graphics
* Scitex CT
* SGI Format
* SUN Icon
* SUN Raster
* Tagged Image File Format
* TarGA
* TrueType and Other Fonts
* UTAH RLE
* Windows Bitmap
* Windows icons
* Windows Metafile
* Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap
* X11 Pixmap
* X BitMap
* X Cursors
* XFIG
* X IMage
* X Window Dump
* ZSoft PCX

The following libraries are slow:

* JPEG2000
* JBIG
* CAMERA

ksquirrel-libs dependencies ("configure" will enable/disable these codecs automatically):

* DICOM: medcon
* SVG: rsvg-convert
* PNG: libpng
* JPEG: libjpeg
* WMF: libwmf
* OpenEXR: libImath, libIHalf, libIlmImf, libIex
* TTF: freetype
* MNG: libmng
* JNG: libmng, libjpeg
* JPEG2000: jasper
* GIF: libungif
* TIFF: libtiff
* DJVU: dvju tools from [url=\"http://djvu.sourceforge.net\"]http://djvu.sourceforge.net[/url]
* DXF: vec2web from [url=\"http://www.ribbonsoft.com\"]http://www.ribbonsoft.com[/url]
* NEO, LEAF, PI1, PI3, XIM, UTAH, PICT, IFF, MAC: NetPBM package
* CAMERA: can additionally support LCMS and libjpeg
* XFIG: transfig