Write a slideshow screen saver using System.Drawing with transitions
I am new to VB.NET and would like to learn about the System.Drawing.*
I would like to do this by creating my own slide show screen saver using images from chosen directories and using transitions between slides. What I think I need to know how to do is:
1. Get an image ( as many types as possible, .gif, .jpg, .png, etc)
2. Scale to full screen without distortion and using anti-aliasing
3. Display by transitioning from previous image (or black screen if this is the first)
4. Repeat at interval
5. quit when mouse moves or key is pressed
If you could show me a simple transition, I could figure out how to do more.
I would also like to be able to do a confiuration screen and preview, like in most screen savers
Any help to get me in the right direction would be appreciated.
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I would like to do this by creating my own slide show screen saver using images from chosen directories and using transitions between slides. What I think I need to know how to do is:
1. Get an image ( as many types as possible, .gif, .jpg, .png, etc)
2. Scale to full screen without distortion and using anti-aliasing
3. Display by transitioning from previous image (or black screen if this is the first)
4. Repeat at interval
5. quit when mouse moves or key is pressed
If you could show me a simple transition, I could figure out how to do more.
I would also like to be able to do a confiuration screen and preview, like in most screen savers
Any help to get me in the right direction would be appreciated.
Points awarded to best example
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The frmMain is for installing your screen saver. The preview is in your Control panel display properties
where you can set the settings and preview. This is standard on all PC's.
where you can set the settings and preview. This is standard on all PC's.
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The preview I am talking about is in the small window on the screen save saver tab. This is not addressed in the MS example. I realize the other preview is just an execution of the screensave code.
The other items in my question have still not been addressed.
The other items in my question have still not been addressed.
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I really would like to get some pointers on how to create this screen saver. I have the code displaying pictures in a given directory, but I still do not know how to do a transition from one to the other. Right now I am just cycling thru them and diplaying each in turn. Is there some way I could increase the points for this question to get an answer? I gave it as high a point value as the system allowed when I first posted.
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I am closing this question and will award the promised points. Istill do not believe the question I asked was fully answered.
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The project does not show how to do "Preview" nor does it show how to display an image or transition to a new image. It draws random ellipses or rectangles on a screen.