imageviewer-sdl2-v1.7.32bit

update v1.7 29/12/2025

• major rewrite due to implementing new listplay
  shuffleplay now superseded by listplay
  better random shuffle plus has history that keeps
  tab of previous random selected items
• added support for webgl shaders using extension .gls
• added .webp support needs extra dlls
  libwebp-7 and libwebpdemux-2 x86 versions ...
• update sdl2 from 2.30.9.0 to 2.32.4.0
• update sdl_image from 2.8.2.0 to 2.8.8.0
• update generic file functions added drive label and storage
  and convertbytesize
• harmonized help files and added switches
• better locale handling
• added spanish (es)

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.6.32bit

• rewrite commandline handling
• cleanup conf.ini removed unused settings
• added default imagefolder in conf.ini
• added generate m3u by searching on one tag
  artist, title, album, genre and year
  slideshow
  example: slideshow.exe g:\data\mp3\classic artist beethoven
  generates the m3u file beethoven.m3u
  which then can be played by slideshow.exe beethoven.m3u
  notes:
  • simple search so 195 is equivalent of ?195? or 195
  • runtime in seconds is not calculated default is #EXTINF:134
  • no explicit wildcard support
• trimmed utilfile.bas and added resolvepath for commanline argument
• regression checkpath (see 1.4) fixed again
• update sdl2 from 2.26.5.0 to 2.30.9.0
• update sdl_image from 2.6.3.0 to 2.8.2.0
• remove .tff should be .tif or .tiff but needs seperate libtiff-5.dll
• avif, tiff, webp and jxl need seperate dll's
• for now remove support but keep jxl on the todo list
• info .webp support see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebP
• info .jxl support aka jpeg XL see: https://jpegxl.info/
• slimmed down function explode

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.5.32bit

• corrected freefile variable type to long
  integer causes issues when opening multiple
  file in succession
• trimmed utilfile.bas
• reworked shuffleplay...again... should now
  work as intended; only play a item in the set once
  until the set is exhausted.
• added dutch (nl) as locale
• tidy up conf.ini

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.4.32bit

update v1.4 28/10/2023

• fixed log creation (missing message)
• fixed appname made truncation .exe optional
• fixed checkpath did not set correct path after
  function exit when path is correct
• fixed list when initiating with a specific image
• updated cpu syncfps thanks to fxm
  ' via https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32323
• misc fixes to getmp3cover

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.3.32bit

update v1.3 27/06/2023

• reworked localization, broader ui scope, utf support and more scalable
• update sdl2 from 2.24.2.0 to 2.26.5.0
• update sdl_image from 2.6.2.0 to 2.6.3.0
• added svg support (todo needs solution for opacity)
• implemented utilfile.bas generics for several apps
• implemented cpu syncfps thanks to fxm:
  ' via https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=299305&sid=71b9b1edd5e91553b901d064a45ad12c#p299305 by fxm

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.2.32bit

update v1.2 15/05/2023

• added screen dimming, interval can be set via conf.ini
• improved command line handling catches incorrect files and paths
• added SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER, "1")

respond to power plan settings blank display on windows
note: set before sdl init (video) otherwise it will not work!

• tweaked utilfile.bas more in line with other apps
• tweaked shuffleplay scanning from root dir is not supported
• tieded up code in most files

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.1.32bit

update v1.1 20/03/2023

• better thumbnail detection in jpeg
  pattern ffd8 ffd8 ffd9 ffd9 next to
  pattern ffd8 ffd9 ffd8 ffd9
• better png check using exif as check
• update sdl2 to v2.24.2.0
  sdl_image to v2.6.2.0
• misc bugfixes stability and error handling

imageviewer-sdl2-v1.0.32bit

public release imageviewer-sdl2-v1.0.32bit