sxiv.el

sxiv.el

Launch sxiv (Simple X Image Viewer) from Emacs, with Dired integration.

Installation

You can get sxiv.el from

sxiv.el requires dash.el and an installed sxiv in your $PATH

Usage

M-x sxiv - entry point. Run it in a Dired buffer containing images. Files marked in sxiv will be marked in Dired.

If the Dired buffer has marked files, open only those files.

With prefix argument, or when only provided directories, run recursively.

Run it from a text file containing one file name per line to open the listed files.

TODO

1. Create user-customizable variable to hold default arguments
2. Start sxiv on the file at point (using -n ...)
3. Let user specify paths to be excluded.
4. Mark files in subdirectories if run recursively (by inserting the subdirectory into the current buffer)
5. Let user edit options (ideally with transient.el) when called with null argument/two prefix arguments
6. When running with a lot of files, sxiv may take some time to start. Signal to the user that it is starting, and let them kill it if they want.
7. What should be the behavior when we open Dired-marked files, then mark files within sxiv?
8. sxiv-exclude-strings does not work recursively, because only the directories are passed to the process. Adding all files to the path might cause it to fail, or take a long time.

Limitations

• sxiv-dired-marked-files-p doesn't work as intended with non '*' markers (e.g. C or D)

Comparison with picpocket

At a cursory glance, picpocket (v20180914)

• ✔️ does not depend on an external program
• ✔️ has better key customizability (to change the keys for sxiv itself, you need to modify its C source)
• ✔️ supports tagging images
• ✖️ has no way to mark files for batch operations
• ✖️ does not seem to center images in fullscreen mode

Contributions and contact

Feedback and MRs very welcome. 🙂

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License

sxiv.el is released under your choice of Unlicense and the WTFPL.

(See files LICENSE and LICENSE.1).

Thanks

wasamasa, bpalmer and #emacs for all their help and support