Wallpaper Cycler: Vista Gadget & COM DLL
Windows Vista Gadget
I created a small and simple Windows Vista Gadget to control Wallpaper Cycler. This gadget uses the COM .NET DLL explained below. The little gadget allows you to start/stop cycling, go to previous/next wallpaper and toggle slideshow mode on and off. You can see the little gadget on the following screenshot.
COM .NET DLL
I have implemented a small COM .NET DLL which exports some functions that you can use for controlling Wallpaper Cycler. The COM object requires the .NET framework version 2. The following functions are available:
- bool StartCycling()
- bool StopCycling()
- bool NextWallpaper()
- bool PreviousWallpaper()
- bool ToggleSlideshowMode()
- bool ToggleMainWindow()
- int GetNumberOfSecondsTillNextCycle()
- bool IsCycling()
This COM object can be used in any programming language that supports COM. For example, in Javascript it can be used as follows:
<script type="text/javascript">
var gWPC = new ActiveXObject("WallpaperCyclerCOM.Controller");
var success = gWPC.StartCycling();
</script>
