STEP 1

Description: In this step, you add at least two image files to the image file list, and then set
the properties, such as pause, transition, option, URL, and sound file, to create a billboard
applet that you want

Fig. 1. JBillboard wizard of the step 1

1. Click button "Add image file(s)" in Fig. 1, and then the window "Open files" will pop
up shown in Fig 2.

Fig. 2 Window for opening image files

2. Select an image file (that can be in GIF, PNG or JPEG format) listed in the box of Fig. 2
and click button "Open", then the image file selected will be added into the image file list
in Fig. 1. This can also be done by double clicking the image files selected. In addition,
more than one image file can be added into the image file list at the same time by selecting
the images files with pressing the shift key, and then clicking the button " Open".

Note that you can preview the image file selected on the right part of the window in Fig. 2.

3. After all the image files that you need have been added into the image file list. You can
change the order of image files in the list by clicking buttons and , or you can remove
any image file in the list by clicking the button .

4. Select an image file in the list and click button "Set properties" or double click the image
file in the list, then the window "Set Image Properties" will pop up. You can set the
properties for this image file according to the help documentation provided in this window.

Note that you can preview the picture to be set the properties in the top of the window.

5. After setting the properties for the image file (picture), click button "OK", and then all
these properties will be added into the table in Fig. 1.

6. After setting the properties for all the image files (pictures) in the list, click button
" Next >>" to go to step2 of this wizard.

Note that you can quit this system at any time by clicking button "Exit".

 

SET PROPERTIES

Description: JBillboard enable you to create your billboard applets with variety of special
effects. This is achieved by simply setting the properties for each image file (picture) to be
used. Generally, the property items include "Pause", "Transition", "URL", and "Sound".
However, corresponding to the content of the "Transition", there are additional options
followed. These options should be given in order to provide a complete setting for the
"Transition". The following presents the definitions about the property items and the options
for the property of "Transition".

1. Pause
Set an interval from one picture switching to another. There are 10 options with 10 numbers
from 1 to 10, which represent 10 interval from 1 second to 10 seconds.

2. Transition
Set the style of transition from one picture to another. There are nine styles of the transition.
They are named respectively as cut in, fade, fade through white/black, sand & pepper, sweep,
slip-in, puzzle, random lines, and flip. Any of them can be chosen to create a billboard with its
special effect.

i) In case of setting the "Transition" with "Fade thro' black/white", there is an option "Through"
followed shown in Fig 1. "Through" defines white or black that the transition from one picture
to another will go through.


Fig. 1

ii) In case of setting the "Transition" with "Sand & pepper ", an option "Dot size" is followed
shown in Fig. 2. There are eight dot sizes representing by the numbers from 1 to 8. The effect
of the billboard applet generated with "Sand & pepper" will be various depending on the dot
size used.


Fig. 2

iii) Similarly, in case of setting the "Transition" with "Sweep", an option box "Dot size" is
opened for setting a dot size by any number of 1, 2 and 3.

iv) In case of setting the "Transition" with "Slip in", an option box "Direction" will appear
as shown in Fig. 3. There are four directions, up, down, right, and left. With these four
directions, four different effects of the billboard applet can be produced.


Fig. 3

v) In case of setting the "Transition" with "Random lines", two option boxes "Line width" and
"Direction" will appear as shown in Fig. 3. There are three line widths representing by 1, 2,
and 3, and three directions including "Horizontal", "Vertical", and "Horizontal & Vertical". By
setting these two options, a number of effects for the billboard applet can be generated.