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ImpressShowRunnerV2_2_2020_05_16.jar

Add Shows now allows adding one or more shows at the same time directly to the list. Rather than the two step process of adding show to the dialog and then to the list. Also updates the show path in the dialog to save the last used show path in the defaults for later use.

Enjoy.

A new release with minor fixes:

1. Parent the help dialog correctly so it's position is with the main window.
2. Save / Restore main window size / position on the screen with the defaults. Sanity check these so we don't toss the window off the screen if screen size changes or something else happens. You can test this feature using the Save / Restore Defaults File menu entries.

File is in the Files section for download and the source commits are pushed.... read more

This adds a minor fix to pre-check to make sure all the show files are present before starting to play. It also adds a menu item to check the list manually. If a file is missing, that file is selected in the list and a status message indicates a missing file.

A new version is available with some fixes:

• Save Show List dialog now has confirm for replacing a file.
• The dialogs now parent the main window rather than appearing in the center of the screen.
• Icons for Windows and Linux are checked into the source and provided here for download. They can be used to set the icon in short cuts / launchers.

See this post for information about which Java to use on Windows: Java provided with Linux Mint is correct and probably for other Distros too.
https://sourceforge.net/p/impressshowrunner/blog/2020/04/impressshowrunner20200424jar-released/... read more

This version of the program works well on both Windows 10 and Linux Mint 19.3. It requires Java 11 or later. Linux Mint comes with OpenJDK 11 built in. The current version for Windows is JDK 14, which works fine for this program as well. Previous versions of the Jar files have been deleted since none of them worked very well. The jar file is found here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/impressshowrunner/files/... read more

I've been struggling with a bug where the program did not work on Linux. It was not able to launch slide shows. It turns out that this was only a problem inside the Eclipse IDE. If the program is exported as a JAR file the program works.
There are still issues with paths containing spaces, dashes or parenthesis. I'll release an update with that restriction and then get back to work on the fix for that issue.... read more

This version fixes spaces in paths. Puts double quotes around all paths so that spaces are ok.

Testing reveals that this fix works on Windows, but not on Linux. Yep. It's a Beta.

First release of ImpressShowRunner written in Java.
Tested on Windows 10 and Linux Mint 19.3. Appears to work.

Please note when running or trying to stop the program, do not leave the mouse over buttons on the program until the Mouse clicking by the program has ended. The program clicks the mouse every 5 seconds to end the Impress show and this may causes unwanted effects if it is not stopped by (Stop Shows) before the mouse is pointed at something else.... read more