[SOLVED] Irvanview replacement for Linux

[weblordpepe]

Hiya Guys.

Don't get me wrong - Irfanview runs under Wine. And it is the single-most insanely useful app on the entire planet.

But as far as I can tell, half of the 'good' image viewers in Linux don't support animated GIFs. Or not half the features. Or even be as simple/leet.

Can anyone recommend me a small, fast view which can be used like Irfanview? For example - being only a simple single window? And yes one that supports formats like multiple gif support.

I already emailed Irfan suggesting a native port but dunno if he'll be free to reply to my email.

[505]

Have you tried gThumb? It supports animated GIFs.

[weblordpepe]

Holy cow it does too! SOLVED.

[videodrome]

Gthumb is HARDLY a replacement for Irfanview. There is no replacement for Irfanview. In fact, only xnview comes close, and it is closed source and outdated.

The reality is that the lack of a decent lightweight picture editor that can crop, resize, do brightness/contrast and sharpen, etc is a stumblingn block for many to switch over completely to Linux. Same with a decent FTP client; fact is, neither exist.

[MSchenker]

I just wanted to add my voice to this discussion. I have been using Irfanview for years for simple image work:

• Cropping
• Resizing and resampling
• Image conversion
• Batch processing
• Reviewing image directories

I don't see anything in the Linux directories that truly replaces it. In fact, the absence of Irfanview in Linux is the single reason I cannot switch completely over from Windows to Linux!

One of the best examples of Irfanview's strengths is cropping. I like the way Irfanview allows me to just select the portion of a photo I want to use, and crop out the rest. All other programs I have used turn this simple activity into a complicated set of steps.

Anyway, if anyone knows of a true Linux replacement for Irfanview, please let me know!

Thanks,
Matt

[weblordpepe]

Why has it taken like weeks for someon to reply to my thread? I run IrfanView flawlessly in Wine. In fact I even wrote a script which allows you to associate filetypes with Irfanview, and lets you drop files onto Irfanview's icon.
This basically lets you do everything you could do in Windows.

Refer to: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=565571

[MSchenker]

Originally Posted by weblordpepe Why has it taken like weeks for someon to reply to my thread? I run IrfanView flawlessly in Wine. In fact I even wrote a script which allows you to associate filetypes with Irfanview, and lets you drop files onto Irfanview's icon. This basically lets you do everything you could do in Windows. Refer to: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=565571

I'm glad to hear you got Irfanview running with Wine. I can't seem to get it working. I downloaded the iview410_setup.exe installation file from Tucows, and I put it on my desktop. I right-click on the *.exe file and I see the option "open with Wine windows emulator" but nothing happens.

This is actually my first time using Wine, so maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks for your help,
Matt

[weblordpepe]

What you'll want to do is try running the install file from the terminal:

• Open a terminal by clicking the icon under the applications menu, or hit Alt-F2 & type gnome-terminal
  
• Switch to the directory where you have the install exe. For example cd /home/dork/Downloads
  
• Type wine into the terminal, and put a space after it, then the name of the file. E.g. wine irfanviewinstaller.exe

Now if there's any errors or problems, it should spit it out in the terminal. It will either work or tell you why not.

[MSchenker]

weblordpepe,
Thanks for your help. It really means a lot to someone like me, who is still learning about Linux.

OK, I did what you said. Here's the transaction that took place in the terminal:
matthew@Main:~$ cd /home/matthew/Desktop/
matthew@Main:~/Desktop$ wine iview410_setup.exe
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\matthew\
\Desktop\\iview410_setup.exe") not found
err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"Z:\\home\\matthew\\Desktop\\iview410_setup.ex e" failed, status c0000135
matthew@Main:~/Desktop$

Does that help?

Thanks,
Matt

[weblordpepe]

You're welcome - and yes that helps a lot!

That error is actually one which you'll find even in Windows. You're missing a DLL file. Specifically the file MFC42.DLL. This is a Windows thing, beleive it or not. Many programs need the file MFC42.DLL and can bark at you if you don't' have the file.

If you've got a Windows installation somewhere, search for the MFC42.DLL file and then copy it to Wine's windows folder. I don't know much about the licencing terms implications of doing that. But it's Microsoft so who cares.

Wine's windows folder (the virtual one) is hidden in your home folder. It should be /home/foo/.wine/drive_c/windows where foo is your username.

If you don't have a Windows installation handy, you can google search for it. I usually get DLL files from the site http://www.dll-files.com
The download link for MFC42.DLL is http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?mfc42