Linking slideshows to play sequentially in iDVD?

I'm trying to get all of my slideshows to play one after the other in a "play all" mode similar to playing all chapters of a movie at once. I'n not looking to loop just one slideshow.
Does anyone know how to link each slide show to the other so that once one is done, the next one will automatically start? Is this possible in iDVD? I have seen this feature in other software applications.

You can do it with DVD Studio Pro because it gives you all kinds of linking options, but that's an expensive solution.
iDVD has a lot of simplifying assumptions built-in - especially on linking.
You could put all your slides in one iPhoto movie and then add chapter marks to jump to different parts of the slideshow.

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