NAME

    X11::PngViewer - Png Viewer in X11

VERSION

    Version 0.09

SYNOPSIS

        use X11::PngViewer();
     
        my $viewer = X11::PngViewer->new();
        my $directory = File::HomeDir->my_pictures();
        my $handle = DirHandle->new($directory) or die "No slideshow from $directory:$!";
        while(my $entry = $handle->read()) {
            if ($entry =~ /[.]png/smx) {
                $viewer->show(File::Slurper::read_binary(File::Spec->catfile($directory, $entry)));
                sleep 1;
            }
        }
        

DESCRIPTION

    This is a simple PNG image viewer for X11, intended for slideshows,
    etc.

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

 new

    This method creates a new X11 window at the maximum possible size, and
    if possible, full screens the new X11 window as well

 show

    This method accepts the contents of a PNG file, clears the X11 window
    and displays the image in the center of the X11 window

DIAGNOSTICS

    Cannot connect to X server

      The module was unable to connect to a X11 server. Check the contents
      of the DISPLAY environment variable.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

    X11::PngViewer will use the DISPLAY variable to try to connect to an X
    Server.

DEPENDENCIES

    X11::PngViewer requires no non-core Perl modules

INCOMPATIBILITIES

    None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

    No bugs have been reported.

    Please report any bugs or feature requests to
    bug-x11-pngviewer@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at
    http://rt.cpan.org.

SEE ALSO

      * X11::Xlib

      * Image::PNG::Libpng

      * Time::Slideshow

AUTHOR

    David Dick <ddick@cpan.org>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    Thanks to the authors of the documentation in the following sources;

      * Perl and XS <https://www.lemoda.net/xs/xs-intro/set-bit.html>

      * Xlib Manual <https://tronche.com/gui/x/xlib/>

      * PNG - The Definite Guide
      <http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/book/toc.html>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

    Copyright (c) 2018, David Dick <ddick@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

    This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself. See "perlartistic" in
    perlartistic.

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