From: "Brian Madsen" <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:51 PM
To: <DavidTaylorsSoftware@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [DavidTaylorsSoftware] SlideShow observations

> If I have a SlideShow.ssh file that contains JPEG images that all end
> with ".jpg" extensions, all is well. If one of the JPEG images ends
> with a ".jpeg" extension, SlideShow won't display it, and complains that
> it can't open it. If I rename the file, SlideShow is happy with it, but
> it seems like I shouldn't need to do so. Can SlideShow's input file
> parser be changed to recognize files with .jpeg extensions?
>
> In a related note, if a file in the SlideShow.ssh list ends with a
> ".jpg" file extension but is in reality a zero-length file, SlideShow
> complains of an "invalid floating point operation" and stops processing
> anything else in the list. It seems like we could handle this more
> gracefully: skip over the file silently, or maybe include the path to
> the file in a message box so it's clear what the offender is, but don't
> stop processing the list because of it.
>
> And finally: When SlideShow saves lists of files, it's not prompting the
> user if an existing file is overwritten. Assuming you're using the
> standard "File Save As" dialog, MSDN says: "When using the Save As
> dialog box, you can direct the dialog box to prompt the user for
> permission to overwrite an existing file by setting the
> OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT flag." SlideShow's "Save As..." menu item behaves
> as if this flag is not set.
>
> Brian
> -=^=-

Thanks for reporting those issues, Brian, and for suggesting the
enhancements. I have made a beta update available for testing here:

http://www.satsignal.eu/software/beta.htm

Cheers,
David
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