[plug] Image viewers

[Michael Deegan]

Hello,

On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 02:31:54PM +0800, Brad Campbell via plug <plug at plug.org.au> wrote:
> I use XFCE with XMonad. XMonad doesn't use window decoration, so there's no "title bar" on any applications.
> I generally use either Viewnoir or EyeOfGnome to view photos. Both of these applications use the title bar to display the filename.
> 
> I'm after a basic image viewer where I can scroll through a directory of images (left/right arrow or something) where I can get the image filename on some form of status bar or OSD.
> Does anyone know of or use something like that? I'm using devuan, but can make anything fit if required.

If you can tolerate a slightly less basic viewer, geeqie (formerly gqview)
can do the job. When enabling the info box, filename (and other details,
which are configurable) are overlaid onto the image, including in fullscreen
mode. Obviously its built-in file/folder list also shows filenames.

HTH,

-MD (catching up on mail)

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