# Picture / Slideshow Viewer \[how to setup\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials\ **Tags:** tinkering, files, app\ **Created:** [July 12, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/picture-slideshow-viewer-how-to-setup/4050 "2019-07-12T05:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WidgetPhreak](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/widgetphreak/32/2850_2.png) [@WidgetPhreak](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/WidgetPhreak)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/picture-slideshow-viewer-how-to-setup/4050/1 "2019-07-12T05:57:03Z")
So, I was playing around with **Feh** [which came pre-installed for displaying those lovely splash screens] and I wasn’t having an easy time getting it to display images the way I wanted [I wanted to be able to hit Forward/Back and advance through a folder full of images… and I seemed to only be able to get Feh to advance in reverse… not forward]. I discovered a way to _sort of_ get what I want with a program called **“Viewnior”** and I’ll outline exactly how you all can set it up if you’d like to get an image viewer working. _SSH into your device_ . **sudo apt update** **sudo apt install viewnior** **mkdir ~/pictures** **mkdir ~/apps/Menu/27\_Pictures** **wget -O ~/launcher/skin/default/Menu/GameShell/Pictures.png [https://i.imgur.com/OW6yAUM.png](https://i.imgur.com/OW6yAUM.png)** [You only need this 2nd PNG file if you hav the OP1 skin… like on the latest OS Firmware] [Also, the wget command and the URL are **all on a single line**] **wget -O ~/skins/OP1/Menu/GameShell/Pictures.png [https://i.imgur.com/E16QE4k.png](https://i.imgur.com/E16QE4k.png)** **nano ~/apps/Menu/27\_Pictures/action.config** [paste the following lines into the editor, then CTRL+X answer Y to Save] **ROM=/home/cpi/pictures/** **ROM\_SO=/usr/bin/viewnior** **EXT=jpg,jpeg,gif,bmp,png,tga,tiff,tif,TIF** **LAUNCHER=viewnior --fullscreen /home/cpi/pictures/** **TITLE=Pictures** _ **That’s it** _ , Reload your UI and you should see a “Pictures” Icon next to Music Player. Put any picture files you’d like to carry with you in **/home/cpi/pictures** and you’re good to go. PS. When I say **“Sort of”** , what I meant was that no matter what image you open… it will start at the top of the folder alphabetically… but at least you can advance forwards and backwards with the D-PAD etc… and escape with the Menu button. I figured out a way to open the highlighted image… the problem is… the method I figured out for doing that only displayed the single image… and didn’t allow me to advance forwards and backwards [and load times aren’t ideal for loading one… backing out… loading another] so I decided to sacrifice the ability to select a specific image in favor of being able to advance forward and backwards. **Also…** if you’d like to have the images advance automatically every 5 seconds like a slideshow… you can add **–slideshow** in between **–fullscreen** and **/home/cpi/pictures/** on the **LAUNCHER=** line in the **action.config** If anyone has a suggestion for how to preserve the ability to use the D-Pad to navigate forwards and backwards… while being able to specify which file I want to load from the file list… let me know. **Tip…** since the Gameshell internal screen only Displays at 320x240, if you’re _never_ planning on hooking up to a larger display via HDMI… you might want to resize your files before you put them in ~/pictures to save space. You can use a program like **imagemagick** to convert them in batches etc… google it. **happy hacking** ---
**Author:** ![2000brix](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/2000brix/32/4051_2.png) [@2000brix](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/2000brix)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/picture-slideshow-viewer-how-to-setup/4050/2 "2020-06-23T18:22:27Z")
Noice. Ill try this out after I try to get the mouse mod working.