Slideshow Applet V1.00 by Sureshot - Users manual

 

Table of contents
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1. Introduction
2. Install
3. Uninstall
4. Setting up Slideshow Applet on your web site
5. Examples
6. Final words
7. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions


1. Introduction
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Draw attention to your photos or create your own slideshow with the free Slideshow Java Applet. Slideshow Applet displays a sequence of images enhanced with a fading effect.

Slideshow Applet is JRE 1.1 compatible.


2. Install
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Unzip the files in a directory of your choice. If you don't have a zip extractor, please download Winzip at http://www.winzip.com/. Do not use any white spaces in the path name where you install the software. For example, do not unzip the software in "C:\Program Files\applet\", prefer "C:\prog\applet\".

These files are unzipped on your computer: 

  faq.html
  index.html
  manual.html
  resources.jar
  slideshow.jar

 3. Uninstall
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Just delete the files.


4. Setting up Slideshow Applet on your web site
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In order to add a slide show to your web site, please follow the instructions below.

1. Add the APPLET HTML code in your web page. You should add the following to your .html file: 
    <APPLET CODE = "se.bysoft.sureshot.products.webeffects.applet.SlideShowApplet.class" 
     ARCHIVE = "slideshow.jar,resources.jar" WIDTH = "250" HEIGHT = "300" 
     ALT = "Your browser understands the applet tag but isn't displaying any applet.">
       <PARAM NAME="info" VALUE="Slideshow Applet - http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/webeffects/">
    </APPLET>
You may have to change the values of WIDTH and HEIGHT properties depending on the size of the images in your slide show.

2. Create the images used in the slide show. All images should have the same size. In this example we assume that you have named them image0.gif, image1.gif, .. , image5.gif.

3. Configure the slide show. This is done by creating a file called 'config.txt'. The file should have the following format: 
########################################################
#                                                      #
# Configuration template file for the Slideshow Applet #
#                                                      #
# http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/webeffects/            #
#                                                      #
########################################################

#
# The number of frames used in the transition between
# images.
#
frames=20

#
# The frame rate (ms) used in the transition between
# images.
#
frameDelay=100

#
# The time (ms) each image in the slideshow is displayed
# once the transition is finished.
#
displayTime=3000

#
# The slideshow images.
#
image0=image0.gif
image1=image1.gif
image2=image2.gif
image3=image3.gif
image4=image4.gif
image5=image5.gif
Configure the slide show by changing the values above.

4. Copy 'config.txt' and the images to a temporary directory. Create a .jar archive containing the 'config.txt' and the images by running the 'jar' command. (The jar command is part of the Java SDK). 
cd c:\tmp\slideshowtmp\
jar cf resources.jar *
resources.jar should now contain the configuration file and the images.

5. Upload the necessary files on your web site. You should upload the .html file, slideshow.jar and resources.jar. Upload them in the same directory. Test the slideshow.



5. Examples
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Open index.html to view an example.


6. Final words
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If you have questions about the software, would like to make a comment or have found a bug please send us an email!

If you are using the slide show your site, please let us know. We will add a link to your site on the Slideshow Applet home page.


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by Sureshot