pvthumbs.tcl

Description

pvthumbs.tcl is a glorified command line app that will generate thumbnail images for directory trees with images.  It produces thumbnails for use with pv.tcl, pvsort.tcl and pvindex.tcl... and allows them to operate faster if the thumbnails are pregenerated.

This can be run periodically to make sure all thumbnails are up to date.  pvthumbs.tcl and all of the pv image tools will regenerate a thumbnail if the main image has a more recent modified date.

For kicks, and because it requires an X-server to run anyway... it shows the thumbnail it is currently working on in a tiny little window.

Screen Shots

This app doesn't really deserve a screenshot. :)

Usage

pvthumbs.tcl is a command line app... with very few options.

Command Line Args

-rec    0|1	toggle recursive mode (default is 1)
-force 0|1	toggle overwriting of thumbnails... currently unimplemented (default is 0)
-dir     <directory name>	start in specified directory (default is ".")

Key Bindings

<Double-Escape>

Exit

Requirements

• The tcl.prehiti.net libraries
• The pvimg.tcl library is used for the Thumbnail View, for generating thumbnails and for displaying the full-sized image.
• Tcl/Tk 8.2 or greater
• IncrTcl 3.0 or greater

Todo List
 

Bugs

General

• It would be nice if pvthumbs.tcl had an overwrite mode.
• Using any of the image routines in Tcl/Tk requires Tk, which in turns requires a connection to an X-server in order to work.