Re: viewing multi-page .tiff: how to in linux
On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 10:01:37PM -0600, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>
> >On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 08:50:58PM -0600 or thereabouts, Damon L. Chesser
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Anybody got any ideas how to view a multi-page .tiff file? The only
> >>thing I use windows for anymore is to view .tiff's I get from work and
> >>Linux does not (that I have found) have a way to view the other pages
> >>after page one.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Some of the unix image utilities should, or, your faxsoftware will have
> >this capability. Most multipage tiffs are faxes. Did you try GIMP?
> >
> >
> >
> Gimp only opens the first page, or I am ignorant on how to view other
> pages. I have no faxsoftware. Hmmmm. Will have to look into that.
Installing the mgetty-viewfax package takes only a minute or two and
gets you 'viewfax', which is capable of viewing multipage tiffs. It
would be useful to know whether it works for you.
Brian.
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