Out of the Garden Help Contents

Out of the Garden is a screen saver compatible with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 (TM) operating system. It displays various types of plants in a random pattern using Iterated Fractal System (IFS) techniques.

How to...

Select a Plant Type

Select a Color Scheme

Set the Background Tone

Set the Time Delay

Set the Number of Plants Displayed

Enable Password Protection

Set the Screen Saver Password

Restore Default Parameter Values

Commands...

Plant Type

Color Scheme

Background Tone

Delay

Number of Plants

Password Protected

Set Password

Default

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Plant Type

This drop-down selection box provides a choice of the type of plant to be displayed during screen saver operation. The current selection is displayed in the window. Additional selections are available in a drop down window.

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    Select a Plant Type


Color Scheme

Used to select the color scheme with which the plant images are drawn. The color of the plant to be drawn next is selected randomly from within the color scheme selected.

Note: This control is disabled if color choice is unavalable for the plant type selected.

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Select a Color Scheme


Background Tone

Used to select the background tone.onto which the plant images are drawn. The tone is graded from the bottom of the screen (darker) to the top (lighter).

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Set the Background Tone


Delay

Sets the delay time that the plant images are displayed after drawing. Out of the Garden will erase these images and begin another drawing after the dealy time has elapsed.

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Set the Time Delay


Number of Plants

Sets the number of plants displayed during screen saver operation.

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Set the Number of Plants Displayed


Password

Password Protected

Checking the Password Protected check box enables the password protection feature. In this mode, Windows (TM) requests a password before restoring the screen from the operating screen saver.

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Set Password

Enable Password Protection

Set the Screen Saver Password


Set Password

The Set Password button calls up a dialog box which you can use to type in a new password or change an old one. If the Password Protected check box has not been checked, this button is diabled.

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Password Protected

Enable Password Protection

Set the Screen Saver Password


Default

This button will return all parameter values to the defaults built into Out of the Garden.

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Restore Default Parameter Values


Select a Plant Type

To select the type of plant to be displayed during screen saver operation, you must:

1. Click with the mouse on the arrow to the right of the window showing the currently selected plant type.

A list of available selections will be displayed in the drop down window.

2. Select the plant type you want from the list displayed.

Your selection will appear in the window as the current selection, replacing the old one.

3. Close the list by clicking on the arrow a second time or selecting another input control.

Your selection now is the current selection.

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Plant Type


Select a Color Scheme

You can select the color scheme used to draw the plants during screen saver operation.

To select the color scheme, you must:

1. Click with the mouse on the arrow to the right of the window showing the currently selected color scheme.

A list of available selections will be displayed in the drop down window.

2. Select the color scheme you want from the list displayed.

Your selection will appear in the window as the current selection, replacing the old one.

3. Close the list by clicking on the arrow a second time or selecting another input control.

Your selection now is the current selection.

Note: The drop-down selection box will be disabled if a color scheme choice is not appropriate to the plant type selected.

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Color Scheme


Set the Background Tone

You can set the background tone on which Out of the Garden displays the plant images. The tone is graded from a dark color at the bottom of the screen to a light color at the top.

To set the background tone, you must:

1. Click with the mouse on the arrow to the right of the window showing the currently selected background tone.

A list of available selections will be displayed in the drop down window.

2. Select the background tone you want from the list displayed.

Your selection will appear in the window as the current selection, replacing the old one.

3. Close the list by clicking on the arrow a second time or selecting another input control.

Your selection now is the current selection.

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Background Tone


Set the Time Delay

You can set the time that Out of the Garden pauses after drawing a screen full of plants. This time delay is introduced so that you can admire the beauty of the display. Out of the Garden will erase the display before beginning a new set of plants.

To set the time delay, you must:

1. Click on the associated edit box or tab to it with the keyboard to activate the edit mode.

The edit box will highlight the current entry.

2. Type in a new number for the delay.

3. Select another control or close the dialog box to exit the edit mode.

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Delay


Set the Number of Plants Displayed

You can set the number of plants that Out of the Garden displays at a time.

To set the number of plants, you must:

1. Click on the associated edit box or tab to it with the keyboard to activate the edit mode.

The edit box will highlight the current entry.

2. Type in a new value for the number of plants displayed.

3. Select another control or close the dialog box to exit the edit mode.

See Also:

Number of Plants


Enable Password Protection

To make use of the password protection facility built into Windows (TM) 3.1 to support screen savers, click the checkbox labeled Password Protected. You can also Tab to it from the keyboard and press the Space bar to activate or deactivate it.

The button labeled Set Password will be activated when the Password Protected check box is checked. The password can be entered or changed by using the dialog box that appears when this button is clicked.

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Password Protected

Set Password

Set the Screen Saver Password


Set the Screen Saver Password

To enter a new password or change an old one, you must:

1. Click the check box labeled Password Protected to enable password protection.

The button labeled Set Password will be activated.

2. Click on the Set Password button.

A dialog box labeled Change Password will appear.

The dialog box asks for the Old Password, if one is in effect, and the New Password to be entered. It will also ask you to retype the new one to confirm it. If there is no current password in effect, the Old Password edit box will be inactive.

Select OK to save the new password or Cancel to exit the dialog box without making and changes to the previous password, if any.

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Password Protected

Enable Password Protection

Set Password


Restore Defaults

Restore Default Parameter Values

To restore the built-in default values that Out of the Garden uses to display the plants, click on the button labeled Default.

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Default.