Unverified Commit 7076b7a2 authored by Birte Kristina Friesel's avatar Birte Kristina Friesel
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feh(1): Note that --auto-rotate is obsolete with Imlib2 v1.7.5+

See GitHub issue #642
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@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ Automatic reload is not supported in montage, index, or thumbnail mode.
Automatically rotate images based on EXIF data.
Does not alter the image files.
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Note that Imlib2 version 1.7.5+ performs auto-rotation by itself, so this option is obsolete on systems with Imlib2 version 1.7.5 or later.
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currently cannot detect this at runtime.
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.It Cm -Z , --auto-zoom
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Zoom pictures to screen size in fullscreen / fixed geometry mode.
@@ -2137,6 +2141,15 @@ stdin or network URLs on systems using an Imlib2 version older than 1.7.4.
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Imlib2 releases 1.7.5+ automatically rotate images based on their EXIF tags.
When combined with the
.Cm --auto-rotate
option, this causes images to be rotated twice and end up in an incorrect orientation.
As a workaround, do not use
.Cm --auto-rotate
on systems with Imlib2 version 1.7.5 or later.
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On systems with giflib 5.1.2,
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may be unable to load gif images.
@@ -2176,14 +2189,15 @@ If you find a bug, please report it to
.Aq derf+feh@finalrewind.org
or via
.Aq https://github.com/derf/feh/issues .
You are also welcome to direct any feh-related comments/questions/... to #feh
on irc.oftc.net.
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Please include the feh version
.Aq the output of Qq feh --version ,
steps to reproduce the bug and, if necessary, images to reproduce it.
Note that
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is a hobby project, so bug reports may be addressed with significant delays.
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