Vifm doesn't handle images

[antisocrates]

Distro: Opensuse tumbleweed

It seems even though imv is the recommended picture viewer by the pattern, vifm isn't set to use imv to open images.

As a result using the default file manager vifm and opening images (png etc) it displays binary data.

[FilippoBonazziSUSE]

Hi, we do not recommend either a file manager or an image viewer as a core part of openSUSEway.

The openSUSEway package does contain Suggests: for both vifm and imv, to give a general indication to users. Suggests is the weakest form of RPM dependency, which will not be installed even by zypper install --recommends.

As such, neither vifm nor imv are installed by default on an openSUSEway install. That's why we do not provide a configuration file for either one.

I personally use imv to a very limited extent, and I do not use vifm at all. Perhaps someone else uses it and can help you configure it to use imv.

I am not sure that we would like to add such configuration to openSUSEway by default, though. Other opinions welcome.

[jubalh]

https://wiki.vifm.info/index.php/How_to_preview_images