Slideshow possible?

[o0Julia0o]

hey, i wonder if a slideshow is possible with Rainmeter?

So on a fix position of the desktop, there would be shown pictures of a folder, one after each other.

thx!

[mak_kawa]

Yes exactly. Followings is a sample code of "simplest" slideshow. It randomly changes JPEG images from image folder every 20 seconds.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[GetFilePath]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=QuotePlugin
PathName=(your image folder path)
Subfolders=1
FileFilter=*.jpg
UpdateDivider=20

[MeterShowPicture]
Meter=Image
MeasureName=GetFilePath
X=10
Y=10
W=400
PreserveAspectRatio=1

You can freely add functions by Rainmeter skin coding as you like.

[mak_kawa]

FYI, balala's Slideshow skin included in his skin package Mirage is a most functional slideshow skin as far as I know.

[o0Julia0o]

thank you very much! That sounds great!

I have put it into a slideshow.ini(which i have created in the folder RainmakerPortable\Skinsillustro\Slideshow), but rainmaker doesn´t show it up in the menu:


:Edit:
Now it works. I copied the Slideshowfolder with the slideshow.ini into the folder: RainmakerPortable\Slideshow


Stretching:
Cause i wan´t to have the pictures the same way i have edited this:
PreserveAspectRatio=0
But then, the pictures are cutted off. Is it possible to make the Slideshow-Windows always 700*394. And stretch(destretch) the pictures to fit in this window-size?
->
it´s done with this:
W=700
H=394

PreserveAspectRatio=0

You can freely add functions by Rainmeter skin coding as you like.

Where do i get the descriptions of the "x=10" and "MeasureName=GetFilePath" ?

[balala]

FYI, balala's Slideshow skin included in his skin package Mirage is a most functional skin as far as I know.

Thank you mak_kawa. Your appreciations mean a lot.

[balala]

I have put it into a slideshow.ini(which i have created in the folder RainmakerPortable\Skinsillustro\Slideshow), but rainmaker doesn´t show it up in the menu:

Well, it probably created into the RainmakerPortable\Skins\illustro\Slideshow config (as otherwise even seen in the posted screenshot).

it´s done with this:
W=700
H=394

PreserveAspectRatio=0

Replace the PreserveAspectRatio value with PreserveAspectRatio=1.

Where do i get the descriptions of the "x=10" and "MeasureName=GetFilePath" ?

Description of X (as well as of Y): https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/meters/general-options/#XY
Description of MeasureName: https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/meters/general-options/#MeasureName

[o0Julia0o]

Thank you!

Replace the PreserveAspectRatio value with PreserveAspectRatio=1.

No, i don´t wan´t black places. Just stretch the picutures. So i need 0:
0: The image is scaled to exactly fit the bounds specified by W and H without regard to aspect ratio.
1: The image is scaled to fit within the bounds specified by W and/or H while preserving the aspect ratio.
-> https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/meters/image/

[balala]

No, i don´t wan´t black places. Just stretch the picutures. So i need 0:

As you wish. But with the posted options I doubt the image is cut (cropped) out.

[o0Julia0o]

Oh. So what´s the difference between 0 and 1 than?

[balala]

Oh. So what´s the difference between 0 and 1 than?

You mean between PreserveAspectRatio=0 and PreserveAspectRatio=1?
It's what have you posted: https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/meters/image/#PreserveAspectRatio
PreserveAspectRatio=0 means:

The image is scaled to exactly fit the bounds specified by W and H without regard to aspect ratio.

while PreserveAspectRatio=1 means:

The image is scaled to fit within the bounds specified by W and/or H while preserving the aspect ratio.

But the image is in neither case cut out.
But if you use PreserveAspectRatio=2 it definitely is, because this means:

The image is scaled and cropped to fill the bounds specified by W and/or H while preserving the aspect ratio.