Sub-folders:
the program can optionally process all files in all sub-folders.
Pattern:
the program by default will display all GIF JPG or BMP files, but
instead can be limited to a specific pattern e.g. PIC0*.*
Display:
the program can display slides in either full screen or within a window.
Picture:
the program can display each picture in its original size, expanded as
large as possible without distortion, or expanded to fill the entire
window.
Order:
the program can display each slide in the sorted order found in each
folder, or all files in a randomized order.
Delay:
the program can display each slide for between 1 and 32 seconds.
Drag and Drop:
files can be "dragged and dropped" on to the file list area to start
displaying them immediately as a slide show.
Automatic display:
The program can also automatically start displaying a slide show by
passing values on the command line.
The program is
extremely simple to use. First, select the folder, then change any of
the default options, then click on a button:
List all MATCHING filenames only:
This will list all the files in the selected folder (and optionally in
all sub-folders) that match the pattern (by default *.* but can be
changed using *. or ? characters to create any valid search string e.g:
PIC*.jpg or 0?.* or *00?.gif ). This is useful to preview which files
will be processed.
DISPLAY:
This will display the matching files. If the Random option is selected
then the matching files list will be randomly sorted before the files
are displayed.
Stop Processing:
This button only appears when the program is processing files and
clicking the button will immediately stop the currently processing task.
EXIT:
Ends the program.
If the program is open
to the main page then it is also possible to "drag" any number of files and
"drop" them on to the files list area, which will then automatically
start displaying the selected files as a slide show.
When slide show is in
progress:
Once a slide show is in
progress the main page will be hidden and the slide show appears either
full screen or in a window. Additional actions only available when a
slide show is in progress are by pressing the following keys:
ESC or Q:
Quit slide show and return to main page.
<- (left arrow):
Go to previous slide, or if at the first then go to the last slide
listed.
-> (right arrow):
Go to next slide, or is at the last then go to the first slide listed.
(space): pause
the slide show, or, if already paused, continue the slide show. When
paused the file name of the image will be displayed and clicking on the
name will also continue the slide show.
"Click on image":
open the image using the associated program (e.g. Windows Photo Editor)
to edit, print, view the image.
Automatically starting a
slide show:
The program can also be
launched automatically by passing values on the command line. The format
of the command line is:
complete-folder-path
/subfolder /window /stretch /actual /random
For example:
slideshow.exe c:\photos /subfolder /random
to display all GIF JPG and BMP files in the photos folder (including all
sub-folders) in a random order. Please note:
- The
complete-folder-path must be at the start of the line but if omitted
then the current folder will be used.
- By default the slide
show will be displayed full screen, use /window to open the slide show
in a window.
- By default the
picture will be expanded as large as possible without distorting, use
/stretch to expand each slide to fit the entire window or /actual to
display each slide actual size.
- By default the
slides will be displayed in sequential order, use /random to have the
order randomised.