fey

fey is a minimalistic, high-performance image viewer for Wayland, written in C++. It focuses on speed, smooth animations, and efficiency.

Features

• Performance: Direct-to-SHM rendering for zero-copy buffer updates.
• Smooth Animations: Hardware-synchronized rubber-band physics for zoom and pan limits.
• GIF Support: Full animated GIF playback with adaptive frame-rate synchronization.
• Energy Efficient: Adaptive refresh rate and intelligent event throttling to minimize CPU/Power usage.
• Metadata: Pre-cached EXIF photographic metadata display using exiv2.
• Gestures: Native Wayland pinch-to-zoom and pan support.

Install From AUR

• paru -> paru -S fey
• yay --> yay -S fey

Build & Install

Dependencies

• wayland
• wayland-protocols
• cairo
• exiv2 (for metadata)

Compile

make

Install

sudo make install

Hotkeys

• q: Quit
• Left / Right: Previous / Next image
• + / -: Zoom in / out (discrete steps)
• Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Pan image
• f: Toggle fullscreen
• i: Toggle info overlay
• Mouse Drag: Pan image
• Pinch Gesture: Zoom/Pan

License

MIT