NAME

ximpv − Imprint (Impress) Previewer for the X Window System

SYNOPSIS

ximpv [=geometry] [-p#] [-rv] [-fg color] [-bg color] [-bd color] [-ms color] [host:display] file

DESCRIPTION

Ximpv is a program which runs under the X window system. It is used to preview images which is destined for an Imagen laser printer. 

The -p# option, if used, will set the number of pages you can back up to #. Default is five pages. Zero (or no number) runs faster as the pages do not have to be transferred to disk. 

If the file given to ximpv is correct a square will appear on the screen indicating text is about to appear.  If no file is given stdin must be from a pipe or an error message is printed and the program aborted. 

The pages of the file are displayed in the order.  Only about 2/3 of a page can be displayed at once (this is because of aspect ratio differences). 

ARGUMENTS

-bd color
Specify the border color.

-ms color
Specify the mouse color.

-fg color Specify the foreground color. 

-bg color
Specify the background color.

-bw width
Specify the width of the border.

-rv Cause ximpv to produce all output in black-on-white instead of white-on-black. 

=geometry
The previewer window is created with the specified size specified by the geometry specification. See X(1) for details of this specification. 

MOUSE

Clicking the right button will display the next window full, moving to the next page as needed.  Clicking the middle button will move to the opposite end of the current page.  Clicking the left button will display the previous window full, moving to the previous page as needed. 

Clicking the right button with the Shift key held down will display the next window full to the right.  Clicking the middle button with the Shift key held down will move to the opposite side of the current page.  Clicking the left button with the Shift key held down will display the previous window full to the left. 

KEYBOARD

The user may move up and down the page with the numeric pad keys:

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up page   7   8   9
down page   1   2   3

The numeric pad keys can also be used for horizontal motion:

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horizontal   4   5   6

You may also move forward or back in the document by using:
- for back a page,
up-arrow for back a window full,
. for forward a page,
down-arrow for forward a window full,
, or + for forward to next new page. 
You may also move left and right in the document by small amounts using the left and right arrow keys.
The only other functional keys are the CNTRL -D key and the CNTRL -C key, which exit the program. 

X DEFAULTS

Accepts the following defaults:

BorderWidth
Set the border width of the window.

ReverseVideo
If “on”, reverse the definition of foreground and background color.

Foreground
Set the text/graphics color.

Background
Set the background color.

Border Set the border color. 

Mouse Set the mouse cursor color. 

SEE ALSO

X(1), xproof(1), xdvi(1)

ENVIRONMENT

Uses the environment variable “DISPLAY” to specify which bit map display terminal to use. 

FILES

/usr/tmp/impvXXXXXXcircular buffer of screen images

SEE ALSO

X(1). 

AUTHOR

Steven Sutphen and Ted Bentley, University of Alberta Changes and enhancements for X by Bob Scheifler, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, and Jim Gettys, DEC, Project Athena.