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    Slideshow Help, maybe feature request?

    I need the slideshow feature to automatically display all files in a certain directory. I can't be constantly updating a reference list. I just want to create a screen saver that will slideshow all the files, including any that have been updated or added since the slideshow started. The windows slideshow screen saver won't monitor a dir and won't actually display the image full screen. Plus it doesn't handle all the file formats I need. Will Irfanview accept an *.* in the reference file path or do I need to create a feature request for this?

    #2
    No. Slideshows and Screensavers produced by Irfan View are portable, self-contained files that contain all of the images included in the Slideshow.

    However, you can start IV in Slideshow mode with a command line switch:

    /slideshow=folder

    Create a new shortcut to Irfan View on your desktop, in the Start Menu, or on the Windows Taskbar and edit the Shortcut properties as follows:

    "C:\Program Files\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" /slideshow=folder

    Where "folder" is the full path to the folder of pictures you wish to display.

    Maybe someone can improve on that for you.
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      #3
      Seems to work good. My only problem is it won't pick up any new files dumped in to the directory without a restart.

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        #4
        That is the same as when paging through a directory with the viewer, and also the thumb viewer. I wonder if an automatic refresh could be added. Next stop, feature requests...
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          #5
          An automatic refresh is quite complicated, when an app is running. It would need a button to perform this.
          I'm not sure, but maybe the file 'slideshow.lst' generated by IV in such a session could prove to be an unstable factor in this.
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            #6
            I was afraid it was wishful thinking. What is possible for some kinds of software doesn't fit too well in others.
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              #7
              For now I'm scheduling a bat file to run every 10 min or so and kill it with the /killmesoftly switch and then restart it. Just takes a split second to do.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Bitfarmer View Post
                I need the slideshow feature to automatically display all files in a certain directory. I can't be constantly updating a reference list. I just want to create a screen saver that will slideshow all the files, including any that have been updated or added since the slideshow started.
                The only thing I can think of to show files in a folder as a slideshow AND being able to update the files is the Automatic Slideshow option (Shift+A)

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Sam_Zen View Post
                  An automatic refresh is quite complicated, when an app is running. It would need a button to perform this.
                  An application can wait for an event which tells that the content of a dedicated folder has been changed. I'm using this feature in different applications by setting up a small thread waiting for such an event. In case of an event the thread sends a notification message to the main application. This may be the easy part.

                  I would expect it is much more work to adapt Irfanview to do the right thing getting such a notification message.

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                    #10
                    I am trying to run this
                    "C:\Program Files\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" /slideshow=C:\pics
                    and all I am getting is a black screen anyone have any ideas why that would be?
                    yes there is pics in the file

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