problems using windows picture and fax viewer in a folder withshortcuts

[benw0523]

I created a folder called "slide show" and placed in it dozens of
shortcuts to pictures (JPG) located in other folders on my PC. I went
to the first picture and "Open With" Windows Picture and Fax Viewer,
which displayed the picture just fine (no surprize here). The problem
occurs when I click on (â–º|) button to move to the next picture. The
next picture is NOT the next picture in my "slide show" folder, but
the next picture in the folder where my first photo is actually
located (i.e., first picture's Target folder). I edited several of
the file's Shortcut Properties so that the "Start In:" was the "slide
show" (changed from the default of the folder containing the Target
file). This did not fix the problem.

Anyone know how to get around the lame behavior?

Benw

 

[John Inzer]

I created a folder called "slide show" and placed in it dozens of
shortcuts to pictures (JPG) located in other folders on my PC. I went
to the first picture and "Open With" Windows Picture and Fax Viewer,
which displayed the picture just fine (no surprize here). The problem
occurs when I click on (?|) button to move to the next picture. The
next picture is NOT the next picture in my "slide show" folder, but
the next picture in the folder where my first photo is actually
located (i.e., first picture's Target folder). I edited several of
the file's Shortcut Properties so that the "Start In:" was the "slide
show" (changed from the default of the folder containing the Target
file). This did not fix the problem.

Anyone know how to get around the lame behavior?

Benw

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The first shortcut you choose is directing
the WP&F Viewer to a specific folder and
the contents of that folder are the pictures
the slide show will display. This is expected
behavior.

If you want a specific order in your slide
show...copy all the files to the same folder
and rename them in the order you want
them to appear.

(1001).jpg
(1002).jpg
(1003).jpg

Maybe the following article would be useful:

Organizing Pictures
http://tinyurl.com/ytraer

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

I created a folder called "slide show" and placed in it dozens of
shortcuts to pictures (JPG) located in other folders on my PC. I went
to the first picture and "Open With" Windows Picture and Fax Viewer,
which displayed the picture just fine (no surprize here). The problem
occurs when I click on (â–º|) button to move to the next picture. The
next picture is NOT the next picture in my "slide show" folder, but
the next picture in the folder where my first photo is actually
located (i.e., first picture's Target folder). I edited several of
the file's Shortcut Properties so that the "Start In:" was the "slide
show" (changed from the default of the folder containing the Target
file). This did not fix the problem.

Anyone know how to get around the lame behavior?

Benw

Is the "lame behavior" you're referring to the habit of not finding out
how things work before complaining about them?

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

Is the "lame behavior" you're referring to the habit of not finding out
how things work before complaining about them?

;-)

But you must admit that it seems intuitive that a shortcut in
a directory would act like a "virtual copy" of the file in that
directory.

It's a shame that it doesn't act that way.

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[John Inzer]

But you must admit that it seems intuitive that a shortcut in
a directory would act like a "virtual copy" of the file in that
directory.

It's a shame that it doesn't act that way.

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

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Wouldn't it be great if computers always did
what we thought they were going to do )

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

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Wouldn't it be great if computers always did
what we thought they were going to do )

Actually, it's more like, "wouldn't it be great if the
people who designed computer software thought about what
user's expect?"

Unfortunately, that's apparently no less unlikely.

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."