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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Ar options
-.Ar
+.Ar files or directories ...
.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-is an image viewer using the imlib2 library to open and manipulate
-images. It has a large number of operational modes. The default mode is an
-image slideshow, showing one image at a time from those specified on the
-command line. Keys and mouse control may be used to move through them.
-Other modes can be specified on the commandline, and are described below.
+is a mode-based image viewer useful for viewing and cataloguing images. It
+is especially aimed at commandline users who need a fast image viewer without
+huge GUI dependencies, though it can also be started by
+.Pq graphical
+file managers to view an imagee.
.Pp
.Nm
-can also recurse through a directory structure to form a filelist for
-processing, and will convert directory names on the commandline into a list
-of their contents automatically.
-.Pp
-Filelists can be sorted in a number of ways. The default is the order in
-which the files were specified on the commandline, or the order in which they
-were read from the disk. You can specify sorting modes such as randomize
-or you can sort by filename, image name, width, height, pixels, etc.
-Filelists can also be saved to or loaded from files.
+supports filelists, various image sorting modes, image captions and more.
+Control happens via keyboard shortcuts; the mouse can also be used to control
+it, but is only required for very few actions.
.
.Sh MODES
+.Nm
+is based on various modes, which are selected at startup by comandline
+options.
+.Pp
+Slideshow mode is the default. It opens one window and displays the first
+image in it, the keyboard and mouse can be used to change slides
+.Pq images .
+In slideshow mode, images can be deleted either from the filelist or from the
+disk, the new filelist can then be saved to the disk and reopened at a later
+time.
+.Pp
Montage mode forms a montage from the filelist. The resulting image can be
viewed or saved, and its size can be limited by height, width or both.
.Pp
@@ -48,9 +53,6 @@ the selected image in a new window.
Multiwindow mode shows images in multiple windows, instead of as a slideshow
in one window. Don't use with a large filelist ;)
.Pp
-Fullscreen mode shows images in fullscreen view. Can be combined with a
-slide-change delay to show an automated presentation.
-.Pp
List mode doesn't display images. Outputs an
.Cm ls - No style
listing of the files in the filelist, including image info such as size,
@@ -60,17 +62,6 @@ in the format you choose.
.Nm
can also list either all the loadable files in a filelist or all the
unloadable files. Useful for preening a directory.
-.Pp
-.Nm
-also has the ability to load files via http or ftp, simply specify the url on
-the commandline.
-.Pp
-.Nm
-can read options from the commandline, or from a config file. The syntax is
-the same in each case. See
-.Sx CONFIG FILE SYNTAX
-for details about using themes defined in a config file.
-These methods may be used in conjunction.
.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width indent