Automate XnView in Starting different Slide shows

[BoLzI]

Hello,

i need a standalone XnView which is controlled by the command line or with VisualBasic.

Now i must know, if i can start XnView by parameters so that it starts automaticly a Diashow from a specified directory, which i tell him at the start.

Is there any possibility to make this work, i think starting the diashow isn't such complex, because i can tell him this in the Options, but how can i tell him the directory at start time or can i tell him the directory when XnView is open with a script?

Thx for help, kind regards,

BoLzI

[xnview]

Hello,

i need a standalone XnView which is controlled by the command line or with VisualBasic.

Now i must know, if i can start XnView by parameters so that it starts automaticly a Diashow from a specified directory, which i tell him at the start.

Is there any possibility to make this work, i think starting the diashow isn't such complex, because i can tell him this in the Options, but how can i tell him the directory at start time or can i tell him the directory when XnView is open with a script?

You can write a .sld file and start xnview with -slide parameter.

[helmut]

You can write a .sld file and start xnview with -sld parameter.

Yes, writing a temporary slide file (.sld) and starting XnView will do the job. Let me know here if a VB source sample is wanted.

[ATH]

Hello,

What is a .sld file ? How does it work ?
I have the same needs than BoLzI : I'd like some standalone diashow using picts that are grouped in one folder.

Thanks for you explanations !

ATH

[ATH]

Ok, I got the answer from XnView by asking for some slideshow, so now I have the .sld file structure.

[helmut]

What is a .sld file ? How does it work ?

A .sld file is a text file which basically consists of some slide show options and the list of files to be displayed.

A Sample:

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# Slide Show Sequence
Timer = 5
Loop = 1
FullScreen = 1
TitleBar = 0
View = 1
CenterWindow = 1
ReadErrors = 1
HideMouse = 0
RandomOrder = 0
ShowFilename = 1
BackgroundColor = 0
"D:\My Images\Crocodile.jpg"
"D:\My Images\Elefant.bmp"
"D:\My Images\Eagle.jpeg"
"D:\My Images\Karibou.png"

Once you have created a slide show and want to use it again, later, you save it by clicking the "Save" button in the dialog "Slide show".
Later, you can load it by opening the slide show dialog and then clicking on "Open" button.

If you want to start XnView and display a slide show, you will use the command line option, e.g.

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xnview -slide "my exciting two hour slide show.sld"

As written above, the slide file is a simple text file, so you can use write a Perl script, VB or JAVA program for example which creates a .sld file and then starts XnView.

[mysterix]

Can I somehow make complicated slideshows with different timer for each photo by editing .sld file?

[xnview]

Can I somehow make complicated slideshows with different timer for each photo by editing .sld file?

no sorry, the delay is global