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diff --git a/docs/image_previews/kitty.md b/docs/image_previews/kitty.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0fbddf2..0000000 --- a/docs/image_previews/kitty.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -# Image Previews with Kitty's `icat` - -The [Kitty](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/) terminal must be [installed](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/binary/#) -and used for the solution explained here. - -To preview images in Kitty, you need to create these two scripts and make them executable. - -`~/.config/joshuto/on_preview_shown`: - -```shell -#!/usr/bin/env bash - -FILE_PATH="$1" # Full path of the previewed file -PREVIEW_X_COORD="$2" # x coordinate of upper left cell of preview area -PREVIEW_Y_COORD="$3" # y coordinate of upper left cell of preview area -PREVIEW_WIDTH="$4" # Width of the preview pane (number of fitting characters) -PREVIEW_HEIGHT="$5" # Height of the preview pane (number of fitting characters) - -TMP_FILE="$HOME/.cache/joshuto/thumbcache.png" - -mimetype=$(file --mime-type -Lb "$FILE_PATH") - -function image { - kitty +kitten icat \ - --transfer-mode=file \ - --clear 2>/dev/null - kitty +kitten icat \ - --transfer-mode=file \ - --place "${PREVIEW_WIDTH}x${PREVIEW_HEIGHT}@${PREVIEW_X_COORD}x${PREVIEW_Y_COORD}" \ - "$1" 2>/dev/null -} - -function video { - ffmpegthumbnailer -i "$1" -o "${TMP_FILE}" -s 0 2>/dev/null - image "${TMP_FILE}" -} - -case "$mimetype" in - image/*) - image "${FILE_PATH}" - ;; - video/*) - video "${FILE_PATH}" - ;; - *) - kitty +kitten icat \ - --transfer-mode=file \ - --clear 2>/dev/null - ;; -esac -``` - -`~/.config/joshuto/on_preview_removed.sh`: - -```shell -#!/usr/bin/env bash - -kitty +kitten icat \ - --transfer-mode=file \ - --clear 2>/dev/null -``` - -The first script will use `icat` to place an image on top of joshuto's preview window. -If any images already exist, they will be cleared before showing the image. - -The second script simply clears any existing images on the screen. - -That's it. Previewing images should now work whenever you select a file. - - - |