CESlideShow Version 1.03 Copyright (c)2003 Creative Engineering October 2nd, 2003 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. CESlideShow is shareware, and will display a reminder overlay on each photo until it is registered. Every 2 hours, the registration request will replace the displayed photo. To eliminate these annoyances, purchase CESlideShow at http://www.pocketgear.com and you will receive a registration code. The registration code is keyed to the owner name in the PocketPC device, and if this is changed a new code will be required. Send an email to support@ceng.com for more information. Installation: ============= To install CESlideShow run the CESlideShow103.exe program and it will automatically put CESlideShow in the right place, where it just needs to be activated using the Today Screen's control Panel. If you want to change any of the default options, select CEPlaylist and click on the 'Options' button. When you are done, click OK. To uninstall, first run Uninstall.exe in Program Files\CESlideShow, soft-reset your PocketPC, then use the 'Add/Remove Programs' option on the Tools menu in the Microsoft ActiveSync program or on the PocketPC device. If you are updating an existing installation, you do have to unistall the old version first. Installation Files: =================== CESlideShow.dll - This is the application, and it is installed in \Windows. Uninstall.exe - This is the uninstall application and it is installed in Program Files\CESlideShow. CESlideShow Samples - This directory is created in My Documents and contains a few sample images. If you change the 'Image Folder' in Options, you can delete this directory and its contents. Help.zip - This file is not copied to the PocketPC, but is part of the distribution zip file. It contains an HTML page (description.htm) and many images the describing CESlideShow, and can be viewed using your browser on the PC. Usage: ====== CESlideShow is a plug in module for the Today screen. The installation program will automatically put CESlideShow in the right place, and it just needs to be activated using the Today Screen's control Panel. If you want to change any of the default options, select CEPlaylist and click on the 'Options' button. When you are done, click OK. When the size of the image is changed using the Options or Reset Size dialogs, the Today screen must resize all items. This may take a few screen redraws as the Today module figures everything out, and the screen may flicker a little during this process. Normal slide switching should not cause any flickering. 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. 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. Defaults -------- This button will reset all of the options to the 'Factory' defaults. Version History: ================ 1.03 ... Release Notes - Changed the amount of memory reserved for loading images to a maximum of 340x340 pixels. 1.02 ... Release Notes - Changed popup menu activation from simple tap to tap and hold. - If an image file is not found at start-up, CESlideShow will keep looking in 2 second intervals. Previously it would wait the default interval time before looking for an image again. - Fixed a number of small bugs in memory management. - Changed to new registration method (requires new registration code) 1.0 .... Initial Release For any questions, comments, or bugs please send an email to support@ceng.com. While we have tried to ensure that the application will work flawlessly for you, you may run in to problems or things that don't work the way you expect. Please let us know at support@ceng.com and we will do our best to resolve them in a timely manner. Thank you for trying CESlideShow. Jack Psiris Creative Engineering. ------------------------------------------------------------------- A portion of the CESlideShow software was developed by Virtual Office Systems Incorporated and requires the following copyright notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------- VOImage Copyright (c)2000 Virtual Office Systems Incorporated All Rights Reserved