Vimg

What is Vimg?

Vimg is a simple JPEG/GIF image viewer and slideshow application. It is written in Java. So you may wonder why it is so big. In fact, I wrote this application during my early days with Java, and it has more functionality then required. It has a separate image loader thread to preload a predetermined number of images in the background, and detailed options to resize/position images. Coding it gave me an understanding of Java threads and images.

What is needed to run Vimg?

You need either the Java Developnent Kit 1.1.6 (JDE) or the Java Runtime Environment 1.1.6 (JRE), and Java Foundation Classes Library 1.0.3 (JFC). All are available from http://www.java.sun.com. You have to install these first before trying to run Vimg. (For Linux users, a Java port is available from www.blackdown.org)

How will I install Vimg?

Download the package vimg-0.1.tar.gz and unpack it. It will create a directory called vimg-0.1 and place the necessary files under this directory. Read the file README to install Vimg to your system.

Burak Serdar

Last modified: Mon Dec 7 22:32:05 EST 1998