PMView Slideshow File Format (SHW)

 

General Description

This is the format of PMView slideshows.

 

The default extension is SHW.

 

Supporting Platforms and Applications

This format is native to PMView.

 

PMView Support:

PMView will read files that have been generated by PMView (saved by PMView) or files that have been edited with a standard ASCII editor.

 

Technical Information

A PMView slideshow file consists of a file header and one or more image headers.

 

File Header

PMView SlideShow

BeginShow

.

[Image Header(s)]

.

EndShow

 

Image Header

BeginImage

.

[Image Statement(s)]

.

EndImage

 

Image Statements

FileName  Full filename + path

UseTimer  [Yes|No]

DisplayTime Time to display (in seconds)

ShowInfo  [Yes|No]

Information Notes text

 

Example of a slideshow file:

 

PMView SlideShow

BeginShow

BeginImage

FileName D:\ss\image1.jif

ShowInfo Yes

Information 'Demo slideshow

EndImage

BeginImage

FileName D:\ss\image2.jif

UseTimer Yes

DisplayTime 2

EndImage

BeginImage

FileName D:\ss\image3.jif

UseTimer Yes

EndImage

EndShow

 

In this example the note "Demo slideshow" will be displayed with the first image (image1.jif). The timer is not used for the first image, the user must manually continue. The second image (image2.jif) uses the timer and will display for 2 seconds. The third image also uses the timer and will display the default time; 5 seconds.