From b3eab414dd6aa97e09ccc041f955a35bb1a9112b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NRK Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:07:44 +0000 Subject: add a migration document (#507) this should've been added ages ago back when `nsxiv` was first released. but even now, there's still plently of people who might be looking to migrate. so add a simple MIGRATION.md which covers some of the differences to be aware of when migrating. this does not cover patches and `config.h` since any conflicts in patches would be evident anyways. ref: https://codeberg.org/nsxiv/nsxiv/issues/369 ref: https://codeberg.org/nsxiv/nsxiv/issues/506 ref: https://codeberg.org/nsxiv/nsxiv/issues/420 Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/nsxiv/nsxiv/pulls/507 Reviewed-by: eylles --- etc/MIGRATION.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 etc/MIGRATION.md (limited to 'etc') diff --git a/etc/MIGRATION.md b/etc/MIGRATION.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db776e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/etc/MIGRATION.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# Migrating from `sxiv` + +`nsxiv` is *mostly* a drop-in replacement for `sxiv`, but not fully. +This document outlines some key differences to be aware of if you're migrating +from `sxiv`. + +### Configuration directory + +`sxiv` looks for config files under the directory +`${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/sxiv`. E.g +`~/.config/sxiv/exec/key-handler`. + +`nsxiv` uses the same logic to find the config dir but uses the name "nsxiv". +E.g `~/.config/nsxiv/...`. + +The "exec" scripts such as `key-handler` and `image-info` in `nsxiv` has some +more features, but all previous argument order are preserved. And so if you have +any exec scripts, you can simply copy them over and they should just work. + +### Xresources + +The xresources config for `nsxiv` is under the "Nsxiv" namespace whereas `sxiv` +uses the "Sxiv" namespace. Some of the variables are also different between +`nsxiv` and `sxiv`, below is a table that shows the old and new names: + +| sxiv | nsxiv | +| :-- | :-- | +| Sxiv.background | Nsxiv.window.background | +| Sxiv.foreground | Nsxiv.window.foreground | +| Sxiv.barBackground | Nsxiv.bar.background | +| Sxiv.barForeground | Nsxiv.bar.foreground | +| Sxiv.font | Nsxiv.bar.font | + +### Default window class + +The window class of `nsxiv` is set to "Nsxiv" by default (can be overwritten via +`-N` flag). This usually shouldn't matter, unless you have scripts that search +for "Sxiv" window class. + +### Thumbnail cache directory + +Similar to config dir, the thumbnail cache dir of `nsxiv` is under the "nsxiv" +name instead of "sxiv". E.g `~/.cache/nsxiv`. + +The "caching structure" in `nsxiv` is the same as `sxiv`. Which means that you +can simply rename the directory to `nsxiv`: + +```console +$ mv ~/.cache/sxiv ~/.cache/nsxiv +``` + +If you want to have both `sxiv` and `nsxiv` installed at the same time, you can +even use symlink to avoid duplicate cache. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2