Menu Mode

When the Menu radio button is selected in the Setup Window the Wallpaper selector icon  [image]  will appear on the desktop.  To bring up the Wallpaper Selector dialog box shown, simply double click on this icon.

To change to a wallpaper, simply select it from the list and press OK.

If the Minimise After Selection option is checked in the Setup Window, the dialog box will automatically minimise after a selection has been made.


Delay Mode

When the Delay radio button is selected in the Setup Window, the wallpaper will automatically be changed at regular intervals.

The time between changes (in minutes) is set by the Delay Time option in the Setup Window.


Time_Mode
Time Mode

When the Time radio button is selected in the Setup Window, the wallpaper displayed depends on the time of day.

Times are set by selecting the wallpaper to be displayed from the list in the Setup Window and entering the time you wish that wallpaper to be displayed.

The time should be entered in 24-hour format - separated by a colon ':'


Setup Window

The Setup Window can be activated either through the Control Panel or the Setup button in the BackDrop information box.

All BackDrop's functions are controlled from this dialog box.  See the appropriate mode instructions for details of how it works.

Selecting the OFF button will deactivate BackDrop but it will still be loaded each time Windows starts.  For information on removing BackDrop from your system see - Removing BackDrop.

Related Topics:

Menu Mode

Delay Mode

Time Mode


Information Box

To display the information box simply double click on the BackDrop icon in the Program Manager or on the program file in File Manager.

Once you are finished reading the information, click the OK button.

To display information on Registering and the Licence Agreement, click on the register button.

To remove BackDrop from your system click on the Remove button.  This option undoes all the changes BackDrop made to your Windows configuration files when it installed.  If you wish to delete the program files you must do this manually.

Clicking the Setup button will bring up the Setup Window.


Registering BackDrop

This version of BackDrop is being distributed as Shareware subject to the licence agreement below.

You may evaluate this software for a period of thirty days.  Thereafter you must either stop using it or register.

You will note that I have not included any of those registration reminders which are supposed to annoy you into paying.  I am leaving it to your honesty - if you like this software and continue to use it, please register it.

Registration costs 10 UK pounds or 15 US dollars.  Payment can be accepted in the form of cheques (sterling only please),  IMO or cash.  If possible please print out and complete the registration form, REGISTER.FRM which is included in the distribution file.

Please send payment and registration form too:

BackDrop Registrations

2 Starlaw Gardens

BATHGATE

West Lothian

EH48 1NL

United Kingdom

Upon receipt of your registration you will be sent a disk containing the latest version of BackDrop.  Thereafter you are entitled to use any future releases of the software without further payment but these will not be sent to you automatically.  When you register you will also receive a registration number which may be necessary to unlock features in future releases.  Please keep this information safe.

The names of all users will be stored on computer in the strictest confidence.  This information WILL NOT be made available to ANY other company.  You may, however, receive information from me regarding other products or upgrades to existing ones.  If you do not wish to receive this information please indicate this when you register.

Licence Agreement

This software may be loaded onto any computer for a period of thirty days for evaluation purposes.  If used beyond that period it must be registered.  Registered users may install the software and any future software bearing the same name on a single computer.

The copyright of the software (including all associated files, logos and icons) is retained by the author.  The software must not be decompiled, reverse engineered or altered in any way.

No warranty is given that the software will perform the task it is designed for or that it shall continue to function correctly for any period of time - it is sold 'as is.'  The author shall be under no obligation to rectify any errors or faults in the software including those caused by changes in operating system or platform.

The author shall not accept liability for any loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from the use of the software.  This includes any loss or damage which occurs during evaluation.

While there may be future releases of this software the author is under no obligation to produce these.  Where new versions are released the author shall be under no obligation to advertise this fact or communicate with users to inform them of it.  It will be the responsibility of the user to obtain future releases of the software.  The author reserves the right to charge for disks, packaging, administration and delivery where future releases are made available directly to the user.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the titles and graphics used in this software are original - any similarity to any other product are purely coincidental.  Where a similarity does occur, the author accepts no liability for any inconvenience caused.

Distribution

Distribution of this software is encouraged subject to the following conditions:

The software must be distributed complete and in its original archive form.  Please do not re-archive the files as this will invalidate the Authenticity Verification included in the original archive.

No charge shall be made for distribution of the files other than a nominal charge for media.  This charge should not exceed 3 UK pounds (or equivalent)

This software may not be distributed as part of any other product (commercial or otherwise) without the written permission of the author.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jonathan Marshall and Paul G Campbell for putting up with me in the flat - I know it's not easy!

Thanks to everyone who tested the beta release.

Written using Borland Pascal V7.01 and Borland ObjectWindows technology.


Index

Wallpapers

Menu Mode

Delay Mode

Time Mode

Setup Window

Registration & Licence Agreement

Removing BackDrop

BackDrop is a small utility to change the Wallpaper which is displayed behind the Windows desktop.  The program supports several modes for doing this and each one is explained in its own section.

I do hope you enjoy this software and find it useful.  If you do you should register it - if you do not please tell me and I will try and improve future releases.

If you have any comments or suggestions about this software, please do not hesitate to contact me either at the registration address of via CompuServe (user id 100120.2442)

Thank-you for trying BackDrop

Kenny Munro

24/11/93


Wallpapers

Wallpaper is the name given to the pictures that appear behind the Windows Desktop.  The bitmap files (.bmp) which contain these pictures are located in the Windows directory (usually c:\windows)

BackDrop will detect and use all files with the .bmp extension in your Windows Directory.