xzoom - magnify part of X display, with real-time updates
xzoom
xzoom [args]
xzoom [-x ] [-y ] [-mag magnification]
[-geometry 'width size' x 'height size']
Xzoom displays in its window a magnified area of the X11 display.
The user can interactively change the zoomed area, the window size,
magnification (optionally different magnification for X and Y
axes) or rotate or mirror the image.
Use commands to change rotation, zoom or mirror the image.
- -d <displayname>, -display
<displayname>
- The name of the display to use.
- -mag
<magnification [ magnification ]>
- What magnification to use. If two number arguments are supplied the
first is used for X magnications and the second is used for Y
magnification. Magnification should be greater than 0.
- -geometry
<geometry>
- Size and position xzoom's window.
- -source
<geometry>
- Size and position the initial source area which is magnified. The
dimensions of this area are multiplied by the magnification to get
the size of xzoom's window. If these dimensions are given
separately (by use of -geometry) then an error is reported.
- -x
- Mirror horizontally.
- -y
- Mirror vertically.
- -xy
- Exchange X and Y axes before any magnification is performed.
- +
- Increase magnification value by 1.
- -
- Decrease magnification value by 1.
- x
- Mirror the display image horizontally.
- y
- Mirror the display image vertically.
- z
- Rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
- w
- Next '+' or '-' only change width scaling.
- h
- Next '+' or '-' only change height scaling.
- d
- Sets the delay between frame updates. Built-in delays are 200, 100, 50, 10
and 0 ms.
- q
- Quit.
- Arrow keys
- Scroll the zoomed area 1 pixel in the direction of the arrow. if the
control key is pressed the zoomed area will scroll 10 pixels.
- Mouse
buttons
- To set the location of the magnified area, click the left mouse button
inside xzoom's window and then move it (keep the button pressed) to
the place which you want to see magnified.
Xzoom allow you to resize it's window at any time.
When xzoom is iconified it simply waits to get
deiconified.
xzoom was written by Itai Nahshon.
This manual page was written by Daniel Lenharo de Souza
<lenharo@debian.org> for the Debian project (but may be used by
others).