New utility for autorun CD

[boxig]

Panorama Autorun Utility

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AutorunPics Utility = "AutorunPics.exe"

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To save me work, here is some part of the "ReadmeFirst" file.

You will have to work a little making some images but I think

the resulting autorun window you'll get will look really something else.

The user can see moving (with mouse) preview thumbnails from each

of the shows on the autorun window befor run the show.

Notice: Before you run the exe to see what it is, put 7 images as

described below.

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Don't run the exe before you put 7 images in the folder (see below).

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The purpose of this utility is to allow up to seven Applications be opened

manually by the user, in case you want to put few Applications on one CD.

You can add panoramas like images which will show previews of your shows.

This is very easy to use utility but the explanation will be a long one. Here we go:

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The zip contains 8 files:

AutorunPics.exe

autorun.inf

names.txt

title.txt

readme.txt

email.txt

Show1.jpg

ReadmeFirst.txt (this file)

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How it works ?

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Open "Show1.jpg" and you will see a very long image in the size of

1250x150 pixels. This is a panorama like image which you will need

make like it and put in the folder. In order to see how the utility

works, make now 6 more copies of "Show1.jpg" and name them "Show2.jpg", "Show3.jpg"... ...."Show7.jpg".

Later on you will make your own 7 images. Each image is a preview of

one of your slide shows. Make a copy of about 6 of the best images of

your first show and resize them to height of 150 pixels. Create a new

1250x150 blank image and past the 6 thumbnails side by side to fill

the long image. You can add text if you like. Look how I did the image.

Name the long image "Show1.jpg".

Make the same to your second show and name the long image "Show2.jpg".

Make the same to all your shows.

Remark: You can try and make any size images and check how the look.

Bigger images are OK but smaller are not so good.

1. Title Bar

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On the title you will see:

Axxxxx xxxxx xxxxx Name of your project or whatever xxxxx xxxxxA

To write your own title open the file "title.txt" and there you will see the same text. Write instead your own line.

Important:

Do not write more then one line and don't make it too long.

Save the file in its original name in the same folder.

2. Shows names

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Open "names.txt".

You will see seven lines:

Name of Show No. 1

Name of Show No. 2

Name of Show No. 3

Name of Show No. 4

Name of Show No. 5

Name of Show No. 6

Name of Show No. 7

Write the names of your shows.

You names will appear in the right places.

Save the file in its original name in the same folder.

3. Readme

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Click on this "Readme" and a text will appear. To put your own text open the file "readme.txt" and write whatever you want. You can write only a few hundreds lines (but I think it's enough).

Save the file in its original name in the same folder.

4. Search CD

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Yes, I know it's not very important, but people like to search, so why not make their life easy ? You don't have to do nothing here.

5. email me

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When you click on this the email program will open with my email address. Since you want to put your email instead, go to "email.txt" and change my email to your email.

Save the file in its original name in the same folder.

6. autorun.inf

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You will need this for your CD to start automatically.

Making the CD

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This 6 files must be in the root of the CD together with your shows:

AutorunPics.exe

autorun.inf

names.txt

title.txt

readme.txt

email.txt

Also you will have to add the 7 images:

Show1.jpg

Show2.jpg

Show3.jpg

Show4.jpg

Show5.jpg

Show6.jpg

Show7.jpg

And now for the most important thing:

You will have to change the names of your shows EXEs.

You will name them like this:

Show1.exe

Show2.exe

Show3.exe

Show4.exe

Show5.exe

Show6.exe

Show7.exe

So just to make it clear, your CD will contain 20 files.

Test your project before distributing. To do this, put all the 20 files in one folder and run the "AutorunPics.exe". Check that everthing works fine.

How to move the autorun window on your desktop

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Hold press your right mouse on the green area and drag.

Please your comments here.

Granot

[JRR]

Thanks Granot

Looks interesting, curently I use a autorun CD that starts with a single image show with OBJECT EDITORS linking to the various shows on the CD now. Click on the link and away it goes. (double click and away it goes twice !!! )

Yours sounds like a little more to set up, but might be more friendly to viewers.

Jim