gui: Wish - advanced slideshow

[Micha-Pano]

Hi Kirill,

could it be possible to get more slideshow functions please? Some ideas:

(1) autorotate (and after one round jump to the next) (2) slideshow mode without any visible button (3) slideshow mode without buttons for back/forward/autoplay&pause (4) a save slideshow mode, where the user can't leave the slideshow mode without the keyboard (5) a title function which shows a title or info to the pano at the bottom (6) in slideshow mode the mouse button could be used for navigation - LMB backward and RMB forward.

The points (3) and (4) could be nice for exhibitions where visitors can look through a slideshow on a screen and got a mouse to control only. I'm not sure where the title infos could be stored. Maybe you have an idea.

• The simplest solution could show the file name without file type like "Old Castle of Wonderland" from the file Old Castle of Wonderland.png.
• Maybe the user could add additional infos in the file name like Image01(Old Castle of Wonderland).png and the text within () is shown only.
• And the luxery version could be that the user save a text file with the same name so that in file directory contains Image01.png and Image01.txt.

I think the Image01(..).png version could be a nice first step to show a title or infos. ;)

Best regards, Micha

[gkv311]

(1) autorotate (and after one round jump to the next)

Could you please elaborate this point?

(5) a title function which shows a title or info to the pano at the bottom

This feature has dedicated request #53. In general, it is better registering dedicated small requests to simplify tracking.

The points (3) and (4) could be nice for exhibitions

I suppose that you are using sView on desktop. In this case - check command-line options for sView.exe (call with --help); useful in this case:

          "  --fullscreen         Open fullscreen\n"
          "  --toShowMenu=off     Hide main menu\n"
          "  --toShowTopbar=off   Hide top toolbar\n"

[Micha-Pano]

For (1) - the auto rotate could use the slide show delay time to show a complete 360° turn around. After the turn is complete the next pano is started. If the user start to manipulate the view during the autorotate than the autorotate pause. If the user doesn't manual turn around anymore than after 5s(?) the autorotate starts again from the current position until the initial 360° are done. The next pano is started.

The command-line options are an interesting way I have overseen. It could be nice to be able to use this parameters per option page. For example I would prefer to see panos without any button menu always, only the file name I would like to see. Following situation - you like to see a slideshow with your family and you have different folders - garden, holiday, grandma ... . It would be cumbersome to go though a command line. ;)

Thank you for your fast responce, Micha

[gkv311]

For (1) - the auto rotate could use the slide show delay time to show a complete 360° turn around.

Ah, I see now - didn't realized that you are talking about panorama from original description ;).