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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:47:05 +0000Is there a better way than nautilus?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/This post is called IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN NAUTILUS, because I want to create a thread that is all about compatible software So, is there a better way to open a random file, than starting nautilus, and browse it? Not talking about the dot-slash. The start, the exec, execlp(), etc. For instance when I choose that I want to open a plain .png in i3. What would be the best way from the command prompt? I would like to ask. Also, I wonder if there are any good i3 compatible media-format viewers (jpg, gif, png, etc.), could you suggest one, or some? Besides the regular GNOME image reader.Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:37:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/Answer by smlb for This post is called IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN NAUTILUS, because I want to create a thread that is all about compatible software So, is there a better way to open a random file, than starting nautilus, and browse it? Not talking about the dot-slash. The start, the exec, execlp(), etc. For instance when I choose that I want to open a plain .png in i3. What would be the best way from the command prompt? I would like to ask. Also, I wonder if there are any good i3 compatible media-format viewers (jpg, gif, png, etc.), could you suggest one, or some? Besides the regular GNOME image reader. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4894#post-id-4894If you want a GUI file manager I can advice PCManFM (with gvfs for automounting) for images as suggested before try `feh` or `gpicview`, I still prefer coreutils.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:41:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4894#post-id-4894Answer by cee for This post is called IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN NAUTILUS, because I want to create a thread that is all about compatible software So, is there a better way to open a random file, than starting nautilus, and browse it? Not talking about the dot-slash. The start, the exec, execlp(), etc. For instance when I choose that I want to open a plain .png in i3. What would be the best way from the command prompt? I would like to ask. Also, I wonder if there are any good i3 compatible media-format viewers (jpg, gif, png, etc.), could you suggest one, or some? Besides the regular GNOME image reader. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4880#post-id-4880For image files of any kind I am using `feh` and am really happy with it. I also use it to set the dektop background on my Arch install and it's as lightweight as it gets. From the CLI I can use: > feh my-image.png or > xdg-open my-image.png The second line of course needs to have `xdg-open` installed and the correct mime-types set. See [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xdg-open) for detailed instructions on how to do that.Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:03:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4880#post-id-4880Answer by Michael Rose for This post is called IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN NAUTILUS, because I want to create a thread that is all about compatible software So, is there a better way to open a random file, than starting nautilus, and browse it? Not talking about the dot-slash. The start, the exec, execlp(), etc. For instance when I choose that I want to open a plain .png in i3. What would be the best way from the command prompt? I would like to ask. Also, I wonder if there are any good i3 compatible media-format viewers (jpg, gif, png, etc.), could you suggest one, or some? Besides the regular GNOME image reader. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4878#post-id-4878sxiv is a fantastic minimalistic image viewer. As far as opening a file running open foo.bar should open foo with the default program for bar files.Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:49:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4878#post-id-4878Comment by Sphost for sxiv is a fantastic minimalistic image viewer. As far as opening a file running open foo.bar should open foo with the default program for bar files. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?comment=4879#comment-4879I get: i0@splinter:~/Code/html$ open 2014-10-29-011230_1280x800_scrot.png Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console.Wed, 29 Oct 2014 01:03:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?comment=4879#comment-4879Answer by Filier for This post is called IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN NAUTILUS, because I want to create a thread that is all about compatible software So, is there a better way to open a random file, than starting nautilus, and browse it? Not talking about the dot-slash. The start, the exec, execlp(), etc. For instance when I choose that I want to open a plain .png in i3. What would be the best way from the command prompt? I would like to ask. Also, I wonder if there are any good i3 compatible media-format viewers (jpg, gif, png, etc.), could you suggest one, or some? Besides the regular GNOME image reader. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4922#post-id-4922I'm using [sunflower-fm](https://code.google.com/p/sunflower-fm/) a nice GUI File manager with image viewerSun, 09 Nov 2014 18:47:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4922#post-id-4922Answer by ANOKNUSA for This post is called IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN NAUTILUS, because I want to create a thread that is all about compatible software So, is there a better way to open a random file, than starting nautilus, and browse it? Not talking about the dot-slash. The start, the exec, execlp(), etc. For instance when I choose that I want to open a plain .png in i3. What would be the best way from the command prompt? I would like to ask. Also, I wonder if there are any good i3 compatible media-format viewers (jpg, gif, png, etc.), could you suggest one, or some? Besides the regular GNOME image reader. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4887#post-id-4887There is no such thing as an "i3-compatible" whatever. If it works in one graphical environment, it'll almost certainly work in another. Read [this page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Common_Applications) from the Arch wiki and [this page](http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Recommended_applications) from the Gentoo wiki. Install and play around with a few things to figure out what you like. You can also take a look at the suckless wiki for a list of programs considered to work either [well](http://suckless.org/rocks) or [poorly](http://suckless.org/sucks) in a tiling and/or minimal environment (it says they "work well with dwm," but their criteria apply equally well to other tiling WMs). Those pages will also give you some ideas on how to better articulate future questions by directing you toward specific categories of software. As it is, this thread is so open-ended that it's bound to turn into an endless, hideous mess with everyone chiming in with "I like *Program X*!" And the "best way" to do anything from the command line is with the Unix utilities (*BSD) or GNU coreutils (GNU/Linux). ;)Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:33:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4877/is-there-a-better-way-than-nautilus/?answer=4887#post-id-4887