Re: xv confused under quartz-wm?
Re: xv confused under quartz-wm?
- Subject: Re: xv confused under quartz-wm?
- From: Ken Preslan <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:25:10 -0600
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 03:40:42PM -0600, Ken Preslan wrote:
> I see something similar. My (iMac) display is 1050 pixels high and
> when I display an image taller than the screen, XV reduces it to 1028
> pixels.
>
> I'm using fvwm1, though. For me, the image is properly aligned at the
> bottom of the screen. The window's title bar is off the top of the
> screen and behind the Mac menu bar.
For the record, this is exactly what happens on an Ubuntu box with X
only running a xterm and fvwm. The image is sized to the whole
screen, with the image aligned correctly at the bottom and the title bar
off the top of the screen.
> It seems to be completely a XV problem. If I hit the maximize button on
> any fvwm title bar, it does the right thing and uses the whole screen
> below the Mac menu bar.
>
> I have no clue what the work-around is, but I thought I'd chime in.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 04:24:21PM -0500, Don Lanini wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Does anyone still use xv for images? I've used it on a variety of
> > platforms since the 1980's but have found it slightly confused when it
> > runs
> > under OSX. Bear with me if you're interested (especially if you
> > actually do
> > use xv since this may also be your problem).
> >
> > Basic setup:
> > OSX: 10.5.6
> > XQuartz: 2.3.2 (xorg-server 1.4.2-apple31), [the 2.3.2.1 release]
> > Apple Cinema display: 1680 x 1050
> > xv: 3.10a+jumbofix+yada+yada
> > image: (jpg of family vacation): 2048 x 1536
> > (you can substitute your own to test :-)
> >
> > Total screen height: 1050 pixels
> > Apple menu bar: 22 pixels
> > xv (Quartz) title bar 22 pixels
> > ============
> > remaining screen size 1006 pixels
> >
> > Obviously, I can't display the entire image at full resolution, and xv
> > tries to
> > do the 'right' thing by shrinking the image down to a size that (nearly)
> > fits
> > on the screen while maintaining the proper aspect ratio.
> >
> > xv image: 1371 x 1028
> >
> > The "1028" is the problem since everything between 1006 and 1028 are
> > 'below'
> > the visible screen. XV seems to understand that the X11 window is only
> > 1028
> > high, but it isn't taking into consideration its title bar so 22 pixels
> > are not
> > visible. If I shrink the image say by 10% (using xv's "," command), I
> > see the
> > missing pixels (along with everyone's feet :-).
> >
> > Furthermore, if I take *any* image and "maxpect" it (xv's "M" command),
> > it will
> > use 1028 as the height and thus 'hide' 22 pixels of any/all images.
> >
> > As a test, I tried using "twm" instead of "quartz-wm" and it worked
> > perfectly... except that xv then had no title bar at all (probably why
> > it
> > worked perfectly).
> >
> > So how can I get xv to display the entire image yet still have a title
> > bar?
> > I'd be thrilled with work-arounds (munging the -root window's geography
> > or even
> > modifying xv source), but I'm hoping for a solution that will work
> > simply and
> > easily with the 12+ Mac's I use from day to day.
> >
> > I tried sending this in to bug-reports, but was told (marginally
> > politely) that
> > that that wasn't a forum. So this is a forum, right?
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas. I do hope that someone still knows what xv is.
> >
> > /d
> >
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