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Slide Show Viewer 1.1
By JF Software - Joshua Foster
http://www.jfsoftware.net
joshua_70448@ureach.com
May 14, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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* Introduction
* Accepted Files
* Starting SSV
* Controls
* Options
* How to Contact


INTRODUCTION
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Slide Show Viewer (SSV) is a replacement program for the "slide show" image viewer
found in newer Windows versions.  It shows all images and videos in a particular
directory in sequence.


ACCEPTED FILES
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SSV will view the following files:
Images:
* JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
* GIF (.gif)
* Windows Bitmap (.bmp)
Movies:
* MPEG (.mpg, .mpeg)
* Windows Media (.avi)


STARTING SSV
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There are two ways to start SSV:
1) Click on the Slide Show Viewer shortcut in the Start Menu.
   - Using the Browse for Folder window, select which directory you wish to view.
2) Right-click on any folder and click "View in Slideshow".

If there are images or movies in the selected directory, the slideshow will
automatically start.  If no files are found, then you will be told that "No
pictures found in this directory!"


CONTROLS
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The mouse will be hidden by default.  Move the mouse around for about a second to
make the cursor and control buttons reappear.  There are five buttons that you can
click:
<<: Move back one picture/movie
||: Pauses the automatic timer  ***OR***  >: Starts the automatic timer
>>: Move forward one picture/movie
O: View the options window (see "Options")
X: Exit SSV


OPTIONS
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* Shrink images that are bigger than the screen
  Scales any images larger than the screen to fit within the screen.  Otherwise,
  these images will be cut off at the edges.
* Loop images
  Restarts the slideshow at the beginning when the end is reached.  Otherwise, SSV
  will exit when the end is reached.
* Within-Screen Pictures
  These options control any images that fit within the screen.
  - Leave alone
    Shows images at normal size.
  - Expand to the size of the screen (fullscreen)
    Stretches the image to fit the entire screen.
  - Expand to the size of the screen (aspect)
    Stretches the image to fit the entire screen, but keeps the aspect ratio the
    same (the image will be equally stretched).
* Automatically cycle through images
  Enables the automatic timer.  Deactivating this will disable the automatic timer
  and hide the || (>) button.
  - Delay
    Changes the amount of delay (in seconds) between pictures (1 to 30 seconds).
* Background color
  Changes the color of the background screen.


HOW TO CONTACT
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Contact name: Joshua Foster
Email: joshua_70448@ureach.com
Webpage: http://www.jfsoftware.net