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SmoothSlideSaver is a KDE screensaver which shows images from a directory as an OpenGL slideshow. It uses the famous Ken Burns effect and smoothly fades from one image to the next.
You don't need to worry about complicated configuration options, everything should run smoothly out of the box. Just select a directory with some nice pictures (e.g., your digital photo collection) and let the show begin :)
There are prebuilt packages for Debian and Ubuntu (i386 architecture, only). You can either download them via the links below, or more conveniently, apt-get them:
Put one of the following lines into your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://www1.inf.tu-dresden.de/~cw183155/smoothslidesaver debian-sarge/ # Debian stable "Sarge"
deb http://www1.inf.tu-dresden.de/~cw183155/smoothslidesaver debian-unstable/ # Debian unstable (requires KDE 3.5.0 from Alioth (or experimental?))
deb http://www1.inf.tu-dresden.de/~cw183155/smoothslidesaver ubuntu-breezy/ # (K)Ubuntu "Breezy"
Then do the usual steps to install the package:
#> apt-get update
#> apt-get install smoothslidesaver
If you have another Debian based distribution and/or architecture (or if the unstable packages can't be installed), you can easily build your own package. Add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb-src http://www1.inf.tu-dresden.de/~cw183155/smoothslidesaver source/
Then execute the following commands:
#> apt-get update
#> mkdir smoothslidesaver
#> cd smoothslidesaver
#> apt-get build-dep smoothslidesaver
#> apt-get source --compile smoothslidesaver
#> dpkg -i smoothslidesaver_*.deb
If you have another distribution installed on your computer, you will have to do it the hard way, sorry :-/ Download the source tarball from the link below, untar it and then execute the following steps in the source directory:
#> ./configure
#> make
#> make install
15 years ago
0.4.2-2
* fixed build issue (You do _not_ need to upgrade, if you already have a (prebuilt) package of version 0.4.2 installed!)
0.4.2
* Code cleanup and bug fixes
* Added a not yet complete debugging mode to make it easier to find the cause of bugs which I cannot reproduce on my computer (to activate it, add 'DebugMode=true' to section [Settings] of the configuration file)
0.4.1
* Initial public release
15 years ago
0.4.2-2
* fixed build issue (You do _not_ need to upgrade, if you already have a (prebuilt) package of version 0.4.2 installed!)
0.4.2
* Code cleanup and bug fixes
* Added a not yet complete debugging mode to make it easier to find the cause of bugs which I cannot reproduce on my computer (to activate it, add 'DebugMode=true' to section [Settings] of the configuration file)
0.4.1
* Initial public release
Arcturan
11 years ago
make all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory `/smoothslidesaver-0.4.2'
Making all in po
make[2]: Entering directory `/smoothslidesaver-0.4.2/po'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/smoothslidesaver-0.4.2/po'
Making all in src
make[2]: Entering directory `/smoothslidesaver-0.4.2/src'
source='smoothslidewidget.cpp' object='smoothslidewidget.o' libtool=no \
depfile='.deps/smoothslidewidget.Po' tmpdepfile='.deps/smoothslidewidget.TPo' \
depmode=gcc3 /bin/sh ../admin/depcomp \
g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I/usr/kde/3.5/include -I/usr/qt/3/include -I. -UQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -D_REENTRANT -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -Wundef -Wall -W -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -Wchar-subscripts -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -fno-common -c -o smoothslidewidget.o `test -f 'smoothslidewidget.cpp' || echo './'`smoothslidewidget.cpp
In file included from /usr/qt/3/include/qwindowdefs.h:47,
from /usr/qt/3/include/qpaintdevice.h:45,
from /usr/qt/3/include/qpixmap.h:45,
from /usr/qt/3/include/qimage.h:45,
from smoothslidewidget.cpp:29:
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h: In member function ‘char QChar::latin1() const’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h:197: warning: conversion to ‘char’ from ‘int’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h: In member function ‘void QChar::setCell(uchar)’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h:222: warning: conversion to ‘ushort’ from ‘int’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h: In member function ‘void QChar::setRow(uchar)’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h:223: warning: conversion to ‘ushort’ from ‘int’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h: In constructor ‘QChar::QChar(uchar, uchar)’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h:267: warning: conversion to ‘ushort’ from ‘int’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h: In constructor ‘QStringData::QStringData(QChar*, uint, uint)’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h:365: warning: conversion to ‘unsigned int:30’ from ‘uint’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qstring.h:365: warning: conversion to ‘unsigned int:30’ from ‘uint’ may alter its value
In file included from smoothslidewidget.cpp:29:
/usr/qt/3/include/qimage.h: In member function ‘bool QImageTextKeyLang::operator<(const QImageTextKeyLang&) const’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qimage.h:61: warning: suggest parentheses around && within ||
In file included from /usr/qt/3/include/qobject.h:48,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kconfigbase.h:26,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kconfig.h:29,
from smoothslidewidget.cpp:31:
/usr/qt/3/include/qevent.h: In member function ‘void QDropEvent::setAction(QDropEvent::Action)’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qevent.h:523: warning: conversion to ‘unsigned char’ from ‘uint’ may alter its value
In file included from /usr/qt/3/include/qwidget.h:52,
from /usr/qt/3/include/qdialog.h:45,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kdialog.h:26,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kdialogbase.h:26,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kaboutdialog.h:33,
from smoothslidesaver.h:24,
from smoothslidewidget.cpp:35:
/usr/qt/3/include/qsizepolicy.h: In member function ‘void QSizePolicy::transpose()’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qsizepolicy.h:125: warning: conversion to ‘uchar’ from ‘uint’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qsizepolicy.h:125: warning: conversion to ‘uchar’ from ‘uint’ may alter its value
In file included from /usr/kde/3.5/include/klistbox.h:21,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kjanuswidget.h:27,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kdialogbase.h:27,
from /usr/kde/3.5/include/kaboutdialog.h:33,
from smoothslidesaver.h:24,
from smoothslidewidget.cpp:35:
/usr/qt/3/include/qlistbox.h: In member function ‘int QListBox::cellWidth() const’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qlistbox.h:194: warning: conversion to ‘int’ from ‘long int’ may alter its value
/usr/qt/3/include/qlistbox.h: In member function ‘int QListBox::cellWidth(int) const’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qlistbox.h:195: warning: conversion to ‘int’ from ‘long int’ may alter its value
In file included from smoothslidesaver.h:29,
from smoothslidewidget.cpp:35:
smoothslidewidget.h: In member function ‘float ViewTrans::transX(float) const’:
smoothslidewidget.h:40: warning: conversion to ‘float’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.h: In member function ‘float ViewTrans::transY(float) const’:
smoothslidewidget.h:41: warning: conversion to ‘float’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.h: In member function ‘float ViewTrans::scale(float) const’:
smoothslidewidget.h:42: warning: conversion to ‘float’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.h: In member function ‘double ViewTrans::rnd() const’:
smoothslidewidget.h:47: error: ‘rand’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.h:47: error: ‘RAND_MAX’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.h: In member function ‘double ViewTrans::rndSign() const’:
smoothslidewidget.h:48: error: ‘rand’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.h:48: error: ‘RAND_MAX’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.cpp: In constructor ‘ViewTrans::ViewTrans(bool, float)’:
smoothslidewidget.cpp:56: warning: suggest parentheses around comparison in operand of ^
smoothslidewidget.cpp:75: warning: conversion to ‘float’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.cpp:76: warning: conversion to ‘float’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.cpp: In constructor ‘SmoothSlideWidget::SmoothSlideWidget(QWidget*, const char*)’:
smoothslidewidget.cpp:130: error: ‘srand’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.cpp:145: warning: conversion to ‘float’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.cpp:146: error: ‘rand’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.cpp:146: error: ‘RAND_MAX’ was not declared in this scope
smoothslidewidget.cpp: In member function ‘void SmoothSlideWidget::paintTexture(Image*)’:
smoothslidewidget.cpp:377: warning: conversion to ‘GLfloat’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
smoothslidewidget.cpp:377: warning: conversion to ‘GLfloat’ from ‘double’ may alter its value
In file included from smoothslidewidget.cpp:422:
/usr/qt/3/include/qmemarray.h: In member function ‘bool QMemArray<type>::resize(uint) [with type = unsigned int]’:
/usr/qt/3/include/qglcolormap.h:83: instantiated from here
/usr/qt/3/include/qmemarray.h:73: warning: conversion to ‘uint’ from ‘long unsigned int’ may alter its value
make[2]: *** [smoothslidewidget.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/smoothslidesaver-0.4.2/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/smoothslidesaver-0.4.2'
make: *** [all] Error 2
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djansen
12 years ago
have you thought about making it available for KDE4?
I really think this should be part of the standard distribution.
You might still make it into 4.2.0 ;-)
-- Dennis
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Arcturan
11 years ago
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djtm
11 years ago
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Arcturan
11 years ago
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medisoft
13 years ago
- when i return from the saver the screen needs to be repainted, but that doesn't happen.
- when i'm inside the saver any change to an element like a window or a dock/taskbar element makes the saver to blink....
this doesn't happens when i work without beryl/compiz...
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amr2205
13 years ago
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seb
13 years ago
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SeaEagle
13 years ago
Those with a graphics card shouldn't have a problem with it though.
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Arcturan
14 years ago
I'm using a folder with about 4000 pictures in it. But very often SSS shows the same picture several times within a short time. It seems that the randomness isn't perfect.
When my system is under heavy load (io), SSS often keeps showing the same picture over and over, fading it in and out.
Thanks again!
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mthriftwsc
14 years ago
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cjplepepe
13 years ago
I have the same problem with a Mandriva 2007. Also with smoothslidesaver-0.4.2-1mdk.i586.rpm and smoothslidesaver_0.4.2-2.tar.gz. Any ideas ?
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rstanchak
14 years ago
KDEDIR=/usr/kde/3.4/ ./configure
in order to detect kde
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LeChuck
14 years ago
What about adding an option to adjust zoom level?
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carstenw42
14 years ago
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floyduww
14 years ago
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carstenw42
14 years ago
I know, the code could be a bit more flexible here ;-)
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woodsmoke
14 years ago
this may sound kinda dumb.......
ya gotta remember I'm not too bright....
But, I teach school.....
I'm wonderin'....if it would be possible to put this in a live cd distro....
put my science pics in it....
since the school uses windoze....run the distro as a live cd and run my pics in this as a screensaver....
again....I'm not too bright...just an idea!
ain't xandros great!
woodsmoke
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euxneks
14 years ago
Excellent screensaver btw...
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carstenw42
14 years ago
What do you mean with 'choosing different transitions'? Additional transition effects? It is possible to disable either the cross-fade effect or the fade-out/fade-in effect, but you have to do this in the config file. Add
DisableCrossFade=true
or
DisableFadeInOut=true
to ~/kde/share/config/smoothslidesaver.kssrc.
Anyway, I tried to keep the number of configuration options in the GUI as low as possible. I think that a lot of of programs (especially screensaver) have far too many checkboxes and sliders that are a source of confusion. Of course, that's my personal opinion. But before I change anything, I would like to hear others, too.
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DanaKil
15 years ago
maybe you could add an option to hide the cursor ?
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carstenw42
15 years ago
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eriol
15 years ago
What about someone making an ebuild ?
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probono
15 years ago
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lenooh
15 years ago
i dont know any linux program made especialy for slideshows (like photodex for windowz, for example).
it would be cool!
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