--- infoscreen/pictureview.cpp	2010/01/06 22:18:52	528
+++ infoscreen/pictureview.cpp	2010/04/08 05:50:48	641
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "pictureview.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
-
+#include <QDebug>
 
 #include "httpwrapper.h"
 
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 {
 }
 
+
+// TODO: if the picture doesn't fill the screen, fill the canvas with black before drawing the picture and 
+// place the image mid-screen
 void PictureView::paintEvent ( QPaintEvent* event)
 {    
     Q_UNUSED(event);
@@ -25,10 +28,15 @@
         image = it.value();
         this->repaint();
     } else {
-        QByteArray data = HttpWrapper::getSyncData(source);
+        qDebug() << "Loading file " << source;
 
         QPixmap pixmap;
-        pixmap.loadFromData( data );
+        if (source.at(0) == '/') { //local file
+            pixmap = QPixmap(source);
+        } else {
+            QByteArray data = HttpWrapper::getSyncData(source);
+            pixmap.loadFromData( data );
+        }
 
         QPixmap scaledImage = pixmap.scaledToHeight(size().height(), Qt::SmoothTransformation );