CESlideShow presents a slideshow of your images on your PocketPC Today screen. It will display all the .jpg, .jpe, .jpeg, .bmp, .2bp, .png, and .gif files within a user defined directory with a programmable interval between pictures. The images can be displayed within a Today scene or 'Full Screen', while still showing the System Navigation and Menu bars. The size of the displayed image is independent of the actual image size, and CESlideShow can optionally stretch the image to fit the available space.

There is also a version of CESlideShow for SnoopSoft's Dashboard screen. Images can be displayed within the module window of Dashboard or 'Full Screen', while still showing the System Navigation and Menu bars.
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This picture shows some of the image sizes available. The source image is the same for all screens. Listed below are some of the stock sizes, but any size can be configured.

Portrait
The image was stretched from its original size to 268x227. This works best with images with a 4x3 aspect ratio. The Today screen will scroll to allow access to other Today items.

Landscape
The image was stretched a little from its actual size to 180x227. This works best with images with a 3x4 aspect ratio. The Today screen will scroll to allow access to other Today items if required.

1/2 Screen-Stretched
The image was stretched to 134x240. This works best with images of landscapes or abstracts.

1/2 Screen-Normal
The image was resized to fit in 134x240 while maintaining its original aspect ratio. The image is centered, and the Today scene background show through the edges. A fill color can also be configuredin Options or by using a popup menu.

1/3 Screen-Stretched
The image was stretched to 90x240. This works best with images of landscapes or abstracts.

1/3 Screen-Normal
The image was resized to fit in 90x240 while maintaining its original aspect ratio. The image is centered, and the Today scene background show through the edges. A fill color can also be configuredin Options or by using a popup menu.

Landscape with Border
The image is displayed with a 5 pixel Navy Blue border around it. The size and color of the border can configured in Options or by using a popup menu.

Set Height Slider Dialog

This is the popup menu that appears when the Today screen image is tapped. The choices are:

Pause
This pauses the cycling of images and reduces the size of the CESlideShow entry to 1 line. Clicking again on the 1 line entry will resume CESlideShow image cylcling at the last set size.

Next Picture
This causes the next picture in the directory to be displayed immediately.

Options
This brings up the Options dialog, and is the same as selecting 'Start->Settings->Today->Items->CESlideShow->Options'.

Resize
This brings up the 'Set Height' slider dialog and allows the image size to be changed and viewed at the same time. If the image is enlarged, the Today screen space will not enlarge until the dialog is closed.

Background Color
This brings up the 'Background Color' dialog and allows the image background and border color to be changed and viewed at the same time. The On checkbox toggles between the selected color and transparent mode.

Filename Color
This brings up the 'Filename Color' dialog and allows the text color of the image's filename to be changed and viewed at the same time. The On checkbox toggles between showing the filename or not showing it.

About
This brings up the 'About CESlideShow' dialog.

Background Color Dialog

CESlideShow has the following option settings:

Image Folder
This defines the place that CESlideShow will look for image files. It will display any .jpg, .bmp, and .gif files that it finds in this folder. To change it, click the button and a folder selection dialog will come up. Select the desired folder and click OK. You can also add, delete, and rename folders in this dialog. Folders must be within a 'My Documents' folder either in Main Memory or a Storage Card, and cannot be nested. The default is \My Documents\CESlideShow Samples.

Slide Interval
This setting determines the time CESlideShow will wait before switching to the next image in the folder. Use the Up/Down arrows to set the number of (H)ours, (M)inutes, and (S)econds. The Today screen has a minimum timer value of 2-3 seconds, so the actual time between slides can vary by this amount. In addition, if the images are very large, it may take a while for CESlideShow to read them in and resize them for the display.

Background
This setting defines a color used to fill in any space that is left around the picture as it is sized to fit in the window. The Set button brings up the 'Background Color' dialog and allows the image background and border color to be changed. The checkbox toggles between the selected color and transparent mode. The currently selected color fills a small rectange below the Background box.

Filename
This setting defines the color of the text of the filename, which will be overlayed on the image. Select T to have the name at the top of the image, and B for the bottom. The Set button brings up the 'Filename Color' dialog and allows the text color of the image's filename to be changed. The checkbox toggles between showing the filename or not showing it. The currently selected color fills a small rectange below the Filename box.

Border Space
These settings allow a border to be defined when images are displayed. The color of the border depends on the Background color that is set . For most Today themes, the default borders of 0 should be fine, but some themes or images may look better with a border and these settings allow you to create them. The Z button will zero all the entries. The C button will copy the Top entry into the Bottom, Left, and Right boxes. The R button resets the border values to what they were when the dialog was entered.

Size Setting
This box shows the current size selection for displaying images. Clicking on the Set button brings up the 'Set Height' slider dialog. There are a number of pre-set sizes available, and a custom size can be selected using the slider. The space will always be 240 pixels wide (227 if the scroll bar is showing) and the height can range from 20 to 268 pixels.

Stretch to Fit
This option will stretch the image to fit the window available. If it is not selected, then the image's original aspect ratio is maintained as it is resized to fit the window.

Register
This button brings up the Registration dialog. When CESlideShow is purchased, a registration code is issued based on the Name entered into the Owner Information control panel under Settings on your PocketPC device. This dialog allows the code to be entered.

Default
This button resets all of the options to the original default values.