glslideshow sequence possible

Hi folks, I'm trying to get xscreensaver to show a sequence of all slides in a directory but NOT randomly.

If I set "chooseRandomImages: False" in ~-.xscreensaver, it then ignores my images directory.

OK so why not random: The screensaver shows a series of special offers in a shop waiting area. The boss points out that random images mean that not all slides will be shown in a given time.

OK so why not KDE screensaver: The desktop is on a slow machine and is locked down mbuttively so that all a customer can do is put in a camera card and view their images. Fluxbox was easier to lock down.

OK so why xscreensaver: I use the "xscreensaver-command -watch" option to switch off scanning for floppy-CD-pendrive-camcard whenever the screensaver is running.

I am no programmer, but it looks as though the getimage scripts only load one image at a time and are stateless so have no recollection of previous slides.

I am tempted to try replacing this with a bash script which uses touch or access time to achieve some notion of state, but I would much prefer it if somebody has some easier ideas.

Here's hoping - thanks -- Andy Richardson

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