Feature Request: Ignore audio file when randomizing slideshow
Has anyone suggested this 'feature' yet?
I did 'search' the forum... found thread where they talked about requesting the feature but not that they had actually done that.
So... I'd like the randomizing feature of slideshows (whether by selected folder or by text list) to ignore the audio (MP3) file when randomizing... in other words, play the audio file from the start while randomizing the graphics files.
(I doubt anyone would randomize their graphics when they are making specific placements of more than one audio file in a text file list... so that's not a good counter argument in my opinion, however I only use one MP3 at a time.)
Currently if you randomize a slideshow, with an audio file present, the audio is randomized into the play order along with the graphics... so that, the audio does not begin at start of slideshow... but it will show up later when IrfanView finally runs across the randomized audio file.
Right now, I have .bat files to start IrfanView slideshows... some by folder, some by textfile list. I can include an MP3 file at the top in the graphics folder or in a text file listing of the graphics files. You can rename the MP3 file to be the first file listed in a folder. In a text file listing, at the top, you can specify an MP3 file from any folder ...using full path.
But always, if you choose to randomize... the MP3 won't begin playing until IrfanView finds it 'randomly'.
I think obviously, this defeats the usual desire of playing an MP3 file from the beginning of the slideshow, while the slideshow randomly displays pictures.... when random sequence is chosen.
IrfanView shouldn't randomize audio MP3 files. Just ignore the .mp3 extension when randomizing.
Or include an option to -not- randomize the very first file!!
Also... it would be nice to have a /random switch. So we don't have to depend on setting the .ini file (by setting Random from the menu). I've seen others list /random in their command lines, but I don't see that option in the iviewcli.txt file... and it doesn't seem to work on my command lines.
Has anyone suggested this 'feature' yet?
I did 'search' the forum... found thread where they talked about requesting the feature but not that they had actually done that.
So... I'd like the randomizing feature of slideshows (whether by selected folder or by text list) to ignore the audio (MP3) file when randomizing... in other words, play the audio file from the start while randomizing the graphics files.
(I doubt anyone would randomize their graphics when they are making specific placements of more than one audio file in a text file list... so that's not a good counter argument in my opinion, however I only use one MP3 at a time.)
Currently if you randomize a slideshow, with an audio file present, the audio is randomized into the play order along with the graphics... so that, the audio does not begin at start of slideshow... but it will show up later when IrfanView finally runs across the randomized audio file.
Right now, I have .bat files to start IrfanView slideshows... some by folder, some by textfile list. I can include an MP3 file at the top in the graphics folder or in a text file listing of the graphics files. You can rename the MP3 file to be the first file listed in a folder. In a text file listing, at the top, you can specify an MP3 file from any folder ...using full path.
But always, if you choose to randomize... the MP3 won't begin playing until IrfanView finds it 'randomly'.
I think obviously, this defeats the usual desire of playing an MP3 file from the beginning of the slideshow, while the slideshow randomly displays pictures.... when random sequence is chosen.
IrfanView shouldn't randomize audio MP3 files. Just ignore the .mp3 extension when randomizing.
Or include an option to -not- randomize the very first file!!
Also... it would be nice to have a /random switch. So we don't have to depend on setting the .ini file (by setting Random from the menu). I've seen others list /random in their command lines, but I don't see that option in the iviewcli.txt file... and it doesn't seem to work on my command lines.
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