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David_Hendel
Apr 27, 2005
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I created a pdf Slideshow with Photoshop Elements 2.0. When I open the pdf file the slideshow runs just fine.

However, if I include a link to the pdf file in an html page (either directly to the file or using ‘onclick’, the file opens in a browser window and displays the 1st image, but will not cycle through the images automatically. I can cycle through using the cursor keys.

Does anybody know why this works this way? It appears to work this way with both IE 6.0 and Firefox 1.0.1.
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Colin_Walls
Apr 27, 2005
Broadly this is a function of the Web browser. When you click on a link to a file that sn’t a browser "native" type [HTM, JPG, GIF, TXT etc.], it seeks a plug-in to do the viewing. If it finds one [and they exist for all kinds of things, including PDF], it uses that to open the fil ein the browser window. That’s what you’re seeing. I think this is a PITA, as such plug-ins lack the functionality of the "correct" programs. If it doesn’t find a plug-in, it will prompt you to ask whether you want to open the doc in the correct program or download. In your situation, the override is to right-click on the link and elect to download.

As an aside, I would never put a PDF slideshow on a Web site, as they’re too darned large. I prefer the generated Web sites from Organizer.
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David_Hendel
Apr 28, 2005
Thanks for the reply.

Actually, this is going on a CD and not a web site. I’m trying to create an autorun application and give the user the choice of running the slideshow, or viewing the individual images through a series of web pages. It seems to me to be the easiest method to distribute the slideshow and images.
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Raymond Robillard
Apr 28, 2005
This is by design, in the PDF reader plug-in from Abobe. The full Acrobat will run the slideshow ok, but the plug-in won’t.

I believe that if, in the AUTORUN.INF file, you put the PDF filename ony (if my memory is ok, something like RUN=File.PDF), then Acrobat should start and load the slideshow.

And, make the last slide a black background slide with some white text that says something like : "The End. To view the full size pictures, open Windows Explorer and browse this folder, on the CD: \PICTURES\… "

It’s only a thought…

Ray
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Colin_Walls
Apr 28, 2005
David

Personally I’d simply go for making a "Web site" and putting that on the CD.

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