[Web4lib] powerpoint-style transitions -- thanks

[Lin Light]

This thread has wondering about what approach I should take regarding our 
need to library activity information onto two monitors we have just installed 
in our lobby. We are currently running a single PowerPoint presentation to 
both monitors (same program). It is running across our Windows network.
We would like to add some dazzle to the presentation but as inexpensively as 
possible.
Any suggestion or ideas?

Lin


Lin Light
Head of Technical/Automated Services
Herrick District Library
300 South River Ave.
Holland, MI 49423
Voice 616-355-3727
Fax   616-355-1426

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Ken Irwin <kirwin at wittenberg.edu>
To: web4lib <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:37:15 -0400
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] powerpoint-style transitions -- thanks

> Michael and Greg -- thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
> Ken
> 
> Greg Fleming wrote:
> > There's an IE-only way of doing it. I had to search to see if this was 
> > still supported as I turned it off after the first few experiences I 
> > had with wacky page transitions. IE 7 does support it, however:
> >  
> > http://www.permadi.com/tutorial/iePageTransition/index.html
> >  
> > Greg
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Ken Irwin
> > *Sent:* Wed 9/26/2007 1:11 PM
> > *To:* web4lib
> > *Subject:* [Web4lib] powerpoint-style transitions with CSS or other 
> > simple webanswers
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Is there an easy, friendly way to get web-pages to make visual
> > transitions in a fashion similar to PowerPoint fade/slide/speckle/etc
> > transitions?
> > We're looking at developing a kiosk that would display weekly campus
> > events. The original idea was to create a PPT file every week, which
> > sounds incredibly labor-intensive and boring. I'm thinking of using a
> > PHP/MySQL back-end that will manage the content, but would still have a
> > PowerPoint-like presentation. My mockup relies heavily on the
> > http-equiv=Refresh tag, just loading one event-page after another.
> >
> > The PPT-type transitions are certainly non-mandatory, but sprinkling
> > them in gently might create a bit of eye-catchery and visual appeal. Is
> > there a straightforward way of doing this with CSS, AJAX or something 
> > else?
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Ken
> >
> > --
> > Ken Irwin
> > Reference Librarian
> > Thomas Library, Wittenberg University
> >
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> -- 
> Ken Irwin
> Reference Librarian
> Thomas Library, Wittenberg University
> 
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