NAME

     imgview - displays	image files

SYNOPSIS

     imgview [-n] [-a] [-nofork] image-file[:index] ...

DESCRIPTION

     imgview allows multiple image files to be displayed. Only image files
     with formats supported by the ImageVision Library and that	are installed,
     can be displayed. Use the imgformats command to determine which file
     formats are currently supported. The following command line options are
     allowed:

     -n	  Suppresses the window	frame on start up.

     -a	  Suppresses autoscale.	By default, images are scaled from the min/max
	  range	to the range 0-255 for display.

     -nofork
	  Specifies that the imgview should run	in the foreground, when
	  invoked from the shell.  The default is to fork and run in the
	  background during startup.  This option is provided for consistency
	  with the media tools,	such as	movieplayer and	soundeditor.

     In	addition standard X Window command line	arguements like	-geometry and
     -iconic are recognized.

     The optional index	after a	file name is useful on multi-resolution	images
     like Photo	CD, to select the desired sub-image.  You can use imginfo to
     get a complete list of all	sub-images for a given file.

     When multiple images are specified	on the command line they will be
     stacked one on top	of the other with the last file	specified on the
     command line appearing at the top of the stack.  If an image is larger
     than the window, the center portion of the	image will be displayed
     initially.	The middle-mouse button	is used	to roam	around the full	image.
     In	addition, the images can be moved around within	the window using the
     left-mouse. Various other options are available thru the menus.

     If	-n is specified, right-mouse will bring	up a menu with various display
     options. If not specified,	a menu bar appears across the top of the
     window.

     Refer to the on-line help in imgview for further details on its
     operation.

EXAMPLES

     To	display	the higest resolution of a Photo CD image called "janzen.pcd"
     with a 512x512 window type:

	       imgview -geometry 512x512 janzen.pcd:5

NOTES

     The supported image file formats depend on	which file formats are
     currently installed.  The installed formats can be	listed with the
     imgformats(1) command.

SEE ALSO

     imgcopy(1), imginfo(1), imgworks(1), imgformats(1)