How can i identify photos in screen saver?

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How can i identify photos in screen saver?

I have my screen saver set to show random photos from a folder I've specified which contains thousands of photos. Occasionally I see one that I think, "Hey! I forgot about that one. I wonder where it is?"

But I can't figure out how to identify it since as soon as I touch the mouse, the screen saver goes away.

So - is there a way to have the screen saver show a path or somehow otherwise identify each photo as it's being displayed?

Thanks.

iMac 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.4.8), Western Digital External FW HD 120 Meg

Posted on Jan 13, 2007 1:33 PM

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Answer 1

bythecshore Author

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Jan 14, 2007 6:57 AM in response to Dr. Smoke

Yes, I have tried the Finder but it's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack, especially when looking for one of my kids, of whom I may have hundreds (thousands?) of shots.

I would think that this problem is somewhat common. I called AppleCare and made a product sudggestion to add a "paath option" to the control panel of future releases.

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Dr. Smoke

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Jan 14, 2007 10:54 PM in response to bythecshore

OK. In addition to the comment you made to the folks at AppleCare, you may want to submit a Mac OS X Feedback.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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bythecshore Author

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May 20, 2009 6:13 AM in response to bythecshore

Answered - but I would still like Apple to fix this.

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Dr. Smoke

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Jan 13, 2007 6:49 PM in response to bythecshore

Hi, b.

You wrote:

"… is there a way to have the screen saver show a path or somehow otherwise identify each photo as it's being displayed"

AFAIK, not when using the folder of images as a screen saver via the Mac OS X screen saver options. You might want to search MacUpdate or Version Tracker to see if there are third-party screen saver solutions that provide the function you want. The user-submitted reviews accompanying the listings can be helpful in sorting the wheat from the chaff.

One could obviously hunt for the image one saw using Finder, but a better option might be to use an image browser, like that included with the shareware app GraphicConverter. It has a slide show option (slide show, not screen saver) that will display the path of any image in the slide show. Its image browser makes browsing large image collections very straightforward.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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