pmiv$info.txt

PMIV uses a configuration file called pmiv$info.txt. This file is created by the PMIO Slideshow Wizard but can be edited manually if required. Each line in the file defines the value of a PMIV system variable which is used in the scripting system. The following PMIV system variables are recognised:

Name	Type	Meaning
$ScreenW	Int	Screen width. Zero means use the current real screen width
$ScreenH	Int	Screen height. Zero means use the current real screen height
$TextShadow	Bool	Drop shadow
$FolderPanelW	Int	Width of folder panel (% of screen width)
$FolderPanelH	Int	Height of folder panel (% of screen height)
$ThumbAreaW	Int	Width of thumbnail area (% of folder panel width)
$ThumbAreaH	Int	Height of thumbnail area (% of folder panel height)
$ThumbFade	Int	Value that controls the fading of thumbnail edges
$InsetBorder	Int	This value is now obsolete
$LoadAhead	Int	Number of images to load ahead of time
$MaxMemory	Int	Maximum MB that can be used by PMIV images
$LoadPriority	Pri	Priority of image loading thread
$ThumbW	Int	Thumbnail width
$ThumbH	Int	Thumbnail height
$ShowMemory	Bool	Show memory usage on screen
$ShowFolder	Bool	Show folder name on screen
$ShowFilename	Bool	Show image file name on screen
$AutoSlideshow	Bool	Start slideshow automatically
$Enlarge	Bool	Enlarge images to fit the screen
$AllowPopups	Bool	Enable pop-up menus
$AlwaysOnTop	Bool	Make PMIV window always on top
$PageButtons	Bool	Show page navigation buttons
$BrowseButton	Bool	Show browse button
$SlideshowButton	Bool	Show slideshow button
$SpecialEffects	Bool	Draw special texture effects on thumbnails
$CopyFromCD	Bool	Copy files from CD to hard drive for more speed
$FontSize	Int	Font size
$FontName	Int	Font name
$FontColour	Int	Font colour
$FontBold	Bool	Use bold font
$FontItalic	Bool	Use italic font
$HintColour	Col	Colour of hint text
$LabelColour	Col	Colour of labels
$ClickedLabelColour	Col	Colour of clicked labels
$TextureFile	Str	File name of background texture file

Variable types

The variables in the table above each have a type as follows:

• Int means the value is a signed 32-bit integer.

• Bool means the value is boolean (use 0 for false or 1 for true).

• Str means the value is a text string.

• Pri means thread priority; 0 = lowest, 2 = normal, 4 = highest.

• Col means the value is a colour. To make the colour value, you need to write the colour's RGB value in hexadecimal and then convert it to decimal. For example, magenta is hex FF00FF which is decimal 16711935. As you can see, it's a lot easier to just let PMIO create this file for you.

See also:

PMIV Technical Details

PMIV Text Files

The Slideshow Wizard