Document Number: WV-202

WorldView Slideshow
User’s Guide
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August 15, 2007

This manual describes how to use the WorldView slideshow program.

Survalent Technology Corporation

Mississauga, Ontario
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WorldView Slideshow User’s Guide

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Date Description
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 Contents

1 Slideshow 1-1

1.1 Reference ........................................................................................................................................ 1-3

1.1.1 Comments ................................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.1.2 View Command .......................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.1.3 Delay Command ......................................................................................................................... 1-4

2 WorldView in Projection Mode 2-1

3 Automatic Login in Windows XP 3-1

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 1 Slideshow

SlideShow is an integrated editor and control program that can be used with WorldView when WorldView
is operated in Projection mode.

The Slideshow program is included in the WorldView install kit. It’s called Slideshow.exe, and is installed
in the WorldView directory.

SlideShow allows you to edit a script file in a simple programming language. This script file is used to
control the execution of view changes in WorldView.

The editor follows normal Windows conventions. Note that you cannot edit a file while it is executing.

In order to edit the script, you must know the EXACT names of the views that you want to display. You
can see these in the WorldView “View and Layers” Dialog box.

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Figure 1-1 Slideshow Window With a Script

WorldView must be running in projection mode with the map open for SlideShow to run correctly. If
projection WorldView is not available, you will see a status message that says “Can’t send to WorldView”

At least one viewport number must be assigned to a view window. If not, SlideShow will pause on a line,
waiting for WorldView’s reply to the most recent view command.

SlideShow is most often run locally (on the same computer that is running the projection WorldView). It is
possible to run the SlideShow control on another computer. You can connect to WorldView on another
computer by entering its TCP/IP host name or IP address in the View->Settings box. This is often useful
for debugging a SlideShow or for special presentations.

The default for connections is 'this computer'. This can be entered as the IP address 127.0.0.1 or just a
“Host Name” of no characters.

You can press the Run button to execute your file, or select “Run” from the “Show” menu.

You can press the Stop button to stop execution of your file, or select “Stop” from the “Show” menu.

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The file cannot be edited while SlideShow is running.

If you double-click a ".slides" file, or place a shortcut to a ".slides" file in the "Startup" group, it will begin to
run as soon as it opens.

Because SlideShow will usually start up faster than WorldView, it will often fail the first commands in the
file as it waits for WorldView to start.

Several SlideShow programs (on several computers) can control their own windows in a single projector
mode WorldView (even a single view window, although this can be confusing).

See chapter 2 for tips on configuring WorldView to run in projection mode.

1.1 Reference
All command lines must start in column 1 (the first column).

1.1.1 Comments

Comments start with “#” or “!” in the first column. Any other format will cause a run–time error.

When you start SlideShow for the first time, it will display some comments.

Example:

#
# This file requires map new_HBFN
#

1.1.2 View Command

The View command changes the view on a numbered viewport to that named in the command (if it
exists).

The view name in the view command is currently case-sensitive. You must match the case used by
WorldView exactly.

Syntax is:

view view_name, viewport{,delay}

There must be a space after the command verb “view”. This is followed by the exact view name. The
view name ends with a comma.

The view name must be followed by a view port number.

The view port number may be followed by an optional comma and a delay time.

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Examples:

view My Special View, 1

# display “My Special View” on viewport 1 (until the next view command for this port)
view South St. Station, 2,15
# display “My Special View” on viewport 1 for 15 seconds

1.1.3 Delay Command

The Delay command causes the execution of SlideShow to pause for the number of seconds specified.

Execution normally pauses until WorldView replies to the view command (a short length of time).

Syntax:

delay DELAY_IN_SECONDS

Example:

view My Special Station, 1

delay 10

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 2 WorldView in Projection Mode

WorldView has a mode designed for use in special display situations.

Some users want to run an unattended or less-attended version of WorldView, often on a PC with one or
more large-format screens. The screens may be direct view or projection type.

Projection mode WorldView uses its own settings. The configuration (views, screen placement) for
projection WorldView will not affect normal mode WorldView.

In projection mode, WorldView:

1. Suppresses the display of normal menus from the multi-document frame. This allows the display
area to be as large as possible.

2. Suppresses the toolbars from the individual view windows. This allows the view or views to be as
large as possible.

3. Responds to View commands from external programs. This allows a “remote control” to change
displays.

4. Adds pop-up menus (called up by the right mouse button) to replace some of the functions removed
with the toolbars and menus.

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To activate this mode on the computer that will be running the projection system:

1. Make a copy of the WorldView shortcut (or produce a new shortcut).

2. Rename the shortcut something like “Projection WorldView”.

3. Right-click the shortcut and edit the “Target” string to add the switch “-projector” to the end of the
line. Close the dialog box.

4. Double-click the shortcut. Worldview will start in an empty frame.

5. Right-click in the background. You will see a pop-up menu.

6. Select login, if required.

7. Select properties. Make sure that the host name (in Connections) and the directory path are
correct.

8. If required, select the menu item “Exit” and then restart projection WorldView.

9. Size the main frame by dragging the borders or by right-clicking “Maximize” in the background.

10. Right-click and select “Open”.

11. Select and open the correct map.

12. Size the map as required by dragging the borders or right-clicking “Maximize” in the map.

13. Right-click the map and select Properties.

14. In the properties box, assign this map view a view port number. (Use 1 for the first. If you intend
to have more than one active view, assign them the numbers 2, 3 and 4. The maximum allowed
is 4.)

15. Close the properties box.

16. Right-click “Save Configuration”. This will save all WorldView window positions and contents.

To start projection WorldView on log-in, drag the projection WorldView to the Startup group.

In ’projection’ mode, WorldView uses as much of the screen size as possible, by hiding the title bar, menu
bars and toolbars.

To start WorldView in “projection” mode add the switch “/projector” to the command line of a copy of the
usual WorldView shortcut.

If you are using the Windows Firewall you will be prompted to UNBLOCK a TCP/IP port. This is
WorldView setting up the TCP/IP port that it uses to listen for remote commands. You must unblock this
port.

You must right-click and use the properties dialog box for the views to set a unique port number from 1 to
4.

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In order to assign a viewport number to each map view window on the projection screen, you right-click in
the window and set the desired viewport number in the Projector Port Properties dialog that appears (see
below). Make sure each viewport has a unique viewport number, and don’t forget to Save Configuration.

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 3 Automatic Login in Windows XP

The following is extracted from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315231

If you set a computer for automatic logon, anyone who can physically gain access to the computer can also
gain access to everything that is on the computer, including any network or networks that the computer is
connected to. Additionally, if you turn on automatic logon, the password is stored in the registry in plain
text. The specific registry key that stores this value is remotely readable by the Authenticated Users group.
Therefore, only use this setting if the computer is physically secured and if you make sure that users who
you do not trust cannot remotely see the registry.

You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name,
and then click OK.
4. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password under the value data box, and then click
OK.

If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b. Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data
box.
If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the
AutoAdminLogon registry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature.
5. Double-click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.

If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b. Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data
box.
6. Quit Registry Editor.

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7. Click Start, click Restart, and then click OK.
After your computer restarts and Windows XP starts, you can log on automatically.

If you want to bypass the automatic logon to log on as a different user, hold down the SHIFT key after you
log off or after Windows XP restarts. Note that this procedure applies only to the first logon. To enforce this
setting for future logoffs, the administrator must set the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value:ForceAutoLogon
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 1
You can also use turn on automatic logon without editing the registry in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
and in Microsoft Windows XP Professional on a computer that is not joined to a domain. To do this, follow
these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type control userpasswords2, and then click OK.

Note When users try to display help information in the User Accounts window in Windows XP Home
Edition, the help information is not displayed. Additionally, users receive the following error message:
Cannot find the Drive:\Windows\System32\users.hlp Help file. Check to see that the file exists
on your hard disk drive. If it does not exist, you must reinstall it.
3. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box, and then click
Apply.
4. In the Automatically Log On window, type the password in the Password box, and then retype the
password in the Confirm Password box.
5. Click OK to close the Automatically Log On window, and then click OK to close the User Accounts
window.

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