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authorBirte Kristina Friesel <derf@finalrewind.org>2023-11-29 18:54:55 +0100
committerBirte Kristina Friesel <derf@finalrewind.org>2023-11-29 18:55:26 +0100
commit3765a9e76f4002db132f2684d8afc6801684d0f1 (patch)
tree32ee4fe4cbaec82419e5ab6f49e5ed74bf597d64 /man/feh.pre
parentd71a16badece61cadce38b7af7b629457b7b8635 (diff)
feh(1): clarify that --conversion-timeout is mandatory for convert and dcraw
Closes #733
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@@ -154,17 +154,25 @@ pnm, tiff, and bmp.
The gif format is also supported, but only for static images.
In case of animations, only the first frame will be shown.
.
-If the convert binary
-.Pq supplied by ImageMagick
-is available, it also has limited support for many other file types, such as
-svg, xcf and otf.
-If dcraw is available,
-.Nm
-also supports RAW files provided by cameras and will display the embedded
-thumbnails.
-Use
+.Pp
+.
+When invoked with
.Cm --conversion-timeout Ar timeout
-with a non-negative value to enable support for these formats.
+.Po
+and a non-negative
+.Ar timeout
+value
+.Pc ,
+.Nm
+also has limited support for various other file types by means of external
+conversion programs.
+If the dcraw binary is available,
+.Nm
+will use it to display the thumbnails embedded into RAW files provided by
+digital cameras and similar.
+If the ImageMagick convert binary is available,
+.Nm
+will use it to load file types such as svg, xcf, and otf.
.
.Pp
.