Patrick Shanahan composed on 2019-06-11 07:49 (UTC-0400):
Felix Miata composed:
What does a file manager have to do with clicking on an image? Open an image, click on it and the menus come up, as David says.
Open an image how? I normally open the app I want to use first, then I use the app to open the file I want it to act upon, like in DOS in the 1980s when I learned to use a PC. Open WordPerfect first, then (re)open the document that needs more work. Open 1-2-3 first, then open the template I want to work from, or create new. Now I wish to open a picture viewer, then open a picture or picture directory to see thumbs from which to choose to open.
Doesn't Linux have anything like Windows' Irfanview that isn't a flatpak?
Don't use windows, sorry, no idea what you're talking about.
Irfanview dates back to Windows 95. Xfview seems to be a Gnu clone, but it isn't in the repos, and its own web site only offers a flatpak.
feh would be somewhat similar to irfanview capability wise but to open a particular image or directory of images you would feh <location><image> feh <location>/* feh /home/<user>/Pictures/1234.jpg
you referred to dos, it was not pointey-clickey. nor were the earlier computers, not even a mouse. use the force Luke!
In 1-2-3, where I spent most of my time, there wasn't much typing involved in getting an existing file opened: 1-open 1-2-3 if not already open 2-/ 3-f 4-o 5-F3 (optional) 6-select In WP, the keystrokes were different, but the process worked the same, app first, then choose file to work with. IOW, a file chooser is built into the app, much like how it still works in apps with a menu bar, e.g. Gimp, LO, SeaMonkey, Irfanview. Anyway, the thread topic is moot. Laptop is back to its owner, and I still use Gwenview and Gimp and Quattro Pro (in OS/2 SVGA text mode; with the 1-2-3 menu structure) and not LXQt. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org