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   Re: %random% is not random?   
   22 Oct 23 22:03:11   
   
   From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Herbert,   
      
   > There is a time line, so they have to be displayed in the given   
   > order, but the start of the sequence should be random.   
   ...   
   > But the number of pictures displayed in one session is always much lower   
   > than the total number of pictures.   
      
   In that case that concatenation will certainly work.   
      
   So, back to the %random% value.   
      
   Yes, in that case using the second %random% value will give a better   
   "random" (read: non-sequential) starting position than the first %random%   
   value.   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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