timed graphic

[inedaiz]

I need to have a graphic image display at launch for 5 seconds, then have a pdf file opened. I saw nothing obvious in help, nor in other posts here. Can this be done in 4.0?

[TJ_Tigger]

Re: timed graphic

Yes it is possible. For the graphic upon startup, there is an option to have a splashscreen displayed for a configurable number of milliseconds. You can identify the graphic you want to use there and then on the first page you can set the options to open the PDF upon Open of the page.

From the menu click on Project and select Settings, then check the box for Display at Startup and select your graphic the change the Duration (ms) to 5000.

Then on the first page, double click the page to open the dialog box. Navigate to the Actions tab and select from the File folder the File.Open action and have it open your pdf.

I hope this helps
Tigg

[Lorne]

Re: timed graphic

Yep, definitely. You can use a flash timer for the delay (do a search in the forums here for "flash timer" and you should find something).

Basically just show the image, use the flash timer to trigger an On FSCommand event in 5 seconds, and then use a File - Open action to open the PDF.

[inedaiz]

Re: timed graphic

!! SetResponseTime=Amazing.

In the two or three minutes I waited for your response, my own button-poking yielded another solution.
I brought my graphic in, selected "pages" in the upper left window.
Page properties, Application
Select an event-On Show
Command-
Application.Sleep ("5")
File.Open {open,%SrcDir%\MyPDFfile.pdf}

This worked when I burned and tested.....
Details:

<IR_ACTIONS_LIST>
<Action name="Sleep">
<Type>51</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<Seconds>5</Seconds>
</Action>
<Action name="Open">
<Type>7</Type>
<Function>0</Function>
<DTIndentLevel>0</DTIndentLevel>
<Enabled>1</Enabled>
<ErrorHandling>
<UserNotificationMode>2</UserNotificationMode>
<CustomErrorMessage/>
<OnErrorAction>0</OnErrorAction>
<JumpToLabel/>
</ErrorHandling>
<FileName>%SrcDir%\SV Conf_plenary transcripts_2002.pdf</FileName>
<Verb>open</Verb>
<WorkingDir/>
<RunMode>0</RunMode>
</Action>
</IR_ACTIONS_LIST>

[TJ_Tigger]

Re: timed graphic

two to three minutes and two to three ways to do it