--- Alan Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Meanwhile it could be done with a script.
>
> I gather you don't want to convert them all because of disk space.
> To save space you could convert each jpg, at the time it is needed,
> into the same bitmap file, instead of letting PowerPro do the same
> thing using stil32jp.dll.
>
> That would NOT be easy to script if you are using one of these two:
> *Wallpaper Change [changes to file in same folder; random]
> *Wallpaper Change * [changes to file in same folder; sequential]
>
> But it is easy if you are using either of these two:
> *Wallpaper ChangeTo filespec
> [changes paper to filespec and saves new filespec in .pcf]
> *Wallpaper Show filespec
> [changes to filespec but does not store new file name]
>
> Thus:
> Wallpaper.changeto(.jpg2bmp("c:\wallpapers\image6.jpg"))
>
> The script jpg2bmp.powerpro does this:
>
> do("c:\utils\converter.exe " ++ arg1 ++ "
c:\store\temppaper.bmp","")
> quit("c:\store\temppaper.bmp")
>
> The script always converts to the same temporary bitmap file
> and always returns that. Therefore your disk will not be filled
> with uncompressed bitmaps.
>
> The script runs a converter (maybe i_view does conversions
> via the command line? If not there must be a converter which can
> be controlled via its command line; or via a Keys command).
> _________________________________
>
> Hopefully, walpaper.changeto will not complain that you are
> changing to the same bitmap file and will refresh it.
>
> Else you will need a slightly more complicated script
> which uses two temporary bmp files, in turn:
>
> flag reverse 5
> if(pproflag 5)do
> do("c:\utils\converter.exe " ++ arg1 ++ "
c:\store\temppaper1.bmp","")
> quit("c:\store\temppaper1.bmp")
> else
> do("c:\utils\converter.exe " ++ arg1 ++ "
c:\store\temppaper2.bmp","")
> quit("c:\store\temppaper2.bmp")
> endif
Thanks for the script.
Sean
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