Copyright: 1995 Fady WEHBE


Contents

Feel like having a Kodak CD photo as a screen saver ?

Feel like having a 3D Studio animation as a screen saver ?

Feel like making your screen saver play songs ?

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in this screen saver,
I promise you, you will enjoy it.

Reference

Why this screen saver is different than others ?

Compatibility with Windows ?

I am anxious to install it ! How ?

Hot spot

How can I stop the screen saver ?

In case I forgot the password ?

I want an animation but I do not know how to do it. Can you do it for me ?

Is this screen saver a shareware ?

Ordering

I want it where can I buy it ?

Can I use the AVI format with this screen saver ?

Troubleshooting

Author

Index


Features

Why this screen saver is different than others ?

Because it is entirely CUSTOMISABLE. Actually, you can display any animation you want provided it has the FLI or FLC format (done by 3D STUDIO), OR your favorite BMP (your kids for instance) or DIB or RLE or AAS and much more. Customise the height and the width of your image or animation. If you have a sound board, customise it with your favorite song (Tested with Sound Blaster). If your hard disk data is so valuable, you can have your screen saver  password. This password will be crypted so no sneeky people could ever see it. The date and the time can be displayed in the screen saver using the Control Panel's International format. A hotspot point can be defined (1 out of 4 : Upper left (right) corner, Lower left (right) corner. )
      This is used to activate quickly the screen saver. Leave the mouse 2 seconds in a corner and the screen saver will be activated. (Optional)
      The more colors your VGA monitor and your display board can handle , the better. Animations will have more colors and the image will be net.


Windows compatibility

 It needed much work in order to make a .SCR Windows format. This screen saver  will be entirely compatible with Windows and it will be loaded from the Control Panel. The Screen saver setup will configure the image filename, the sound filename, the password etc ...
      It has been tested on Windows 3.1, 3.11.
  The only difference with NT 3.5, is that the password configuration is handled by NT and not by the screen saver itself.The screen saver password will be the same as the login one.
  The reason why Microsoft has done that, is to forbid programs to steal the password in the background by intercepting the keyboard.


Installation

     1. FADY.SCR  : This is the screen saver and the configuration utility. It should be installed into your Windows directory. If your Windows is a remote Window or a server version, the FADY.SCR should be in the relevant directory. The Control Panel loads all the *.SCR found in the Windows directory.
       HOTSPOT.EXE is a program that detects a corner that you specify in order to launch quickly the screen saver. You can start this program automatically by putting it in the Startup group or in Win.INI :
       Load=c:\windows\hotspot.exe

     2. ANIMATE.DLL
        AAPLAY.DLL
        VBRUN300.DLL  (Found on Compuserve : Go MSBASIC. I did not included it's 280 KB compressed )
                                 (Check in your \Windows\SYSTEM directory if you have it before downloading it).
        These 3 files should be in the \Windows\system directory or equivalent if your Windows is on the network.

     3. You have to configurate it before launching it :
        3.1 Double Click on the Control Panel in the Group called Main.
        3.2 Double Click on the Desktop Icon.
        3.3 In the screen saver section you should find Fady's scr-saver and select it.
        3.4 Before clicking on test, you should define your screen saver.
            3.41 Click on Setup.
            3.42 Locate your animation or image.
            3.43 Locate you sound file.
            3.44 Define the Width and Height (This will be done by trial and error) Best results for 3D STUDIO is the 320 wide by 200 high.
            3.45 Change password if you feel having one (Optionnal).
            3.46 Specify if you want the date and the time displayed
            3.47 Click on Save and Exit
        3.5 Now you can test it by clicking on the Test button.
        3.6 Enjoy.

     4. The animation or image will be centered at the beginning, and it will change location every twenty seconds.


Hot Spot

 A hot spot detecter is offered.
 A hotspot point can be defined (1 out of 4 : Upper left (right) corner,
                                                               Lower left (right) corner.)
Click on save and minimize and the Hot spot will respond when you call him by positionning your mouse in the specified corner.
      This is used to activate quickly the screen saver. Leave the mouse 3 seconds  in a corner and the screen saver will be  activated. (Optional)
      A countdown is displayed to warn you that the screen saver will soon  be activated.


Stop Screen Saver
Stopping the Screen Saver

 Just move the mouse or press any key. If the password is enabled, you will be asked to enter it. The password screen is system modal : This means that the whole system is inaccesible unless you enter the correct password. Alt Tab and Control+Escape are disabled.

The password is disabled with NT. NT forces the password to be the logon's one. (Microsoft decided to do that to prevent password background capturing).


Forget Password
Forgetting the Password

No big deal. The password is saved in an encrypted format in a separate file called SCRSAVE.PWD    Just erase it. Do not tell people around you about this file. If somebody tries to read that file, He/She will not be able to read it.
      NB : The password does not work with NT. NT refuses creating passwords for screen savers. The password remains the login one.


Animation Lab.

Do you want me to create your animated company logo, or a morphing between Cindy Crawford and your pretty face ? No problem. E-Mail me your company's logo or send me by E-mail a draft of your animation (BMP or GIF file or any standard file) . This service is an extra. Consider between $50 and $400 depending on the amount of work required.
   This service is usually very fast and reliable. We are several people doing that.

You can mail me a Kodak CD and tell me which photo you want to extract, morph ... or you can do it yourself !!


Shareware

This screen saver is shareware and not freeware. And that means that if you have not paid for this software, you are allowed to use it for two weeks trial and remove it if you do not like it.

A little bit of consideration for the long nights spent with the 2 Kg average Microsoft books.

Ordering


Ordering

You can order the screen saver either on Compuserve or by Mail.
 Compuserve users will be get the full version by E-Mail in maximum 48 Hrs.
 Regular Mail, allow 4 days in Europe, 7 days for US, Canada.

Compuserve : Type Go SWREG
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By Mail : Send a check of $50 or 250 French francs to the following address
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               Fady WEHBE
               59, Boulevard Pasteur
               06000 NICE
               FRANCE

     and write me your address and the number of copies you want.


Avi files

AVI files are Video animated files. Usually they are a short sequence of a home movie. This screen saver does not handle AVI

 BUT

    I have another screen saver for the AVI.
E-Mail me if you want one. or send me a letter with your request.


Troubleshooting

The screen saver refuses to launch

I cannot see any animation or image

I cannot hear any sound

The password does not work properly

The frame is bigger than the animation

The Hot Spot does not work


Author

              Fady WEHBE
              59, Boulevard Pasteur
              06000 NICE
              FRANCE

              Compuserve : 100551,1062


Index

A

Animation Lab.

Author

Avi files

C

Contents

F

Features

Forget Password

H

Hot Spot

I

Index

Installation

O

Ordering

S

Shareware

Stop Screen Saver

T

Troubleshooting

W

Windows compatibility


I cannot hear any sound

Did you select a sound file with the Setup button in the Control Panel? Recheck that.If still you do not hear anything, check your sound file with Media player program in accessories. If it can play it, the screen saver can play it.Check the volume.Exit Windows and reenter again.


I cannot see any animation or image

Maybe the height and the Width are too small. Usually the values are between 200 and 300. Check these figures by clicking on the setup button in the control Panel.


The frame is bigger than the animation

Maybe the height and the Width are too big. Usually the values are between 200 and 300. Check these figures by clicking on the setup button in the control Panel.


The Hot Spot does not work

The Hot Spot program should be launched to work. I advise you to include it in the Startup group so it can be launched automatically. You can drag it from File Manager and drop it in the startup group. The hot spot program remembers the last hot spot corner.


The password does not work properly

The password does not work under NT. Should you forget the password, delete the file SCRSAVE.PWD in the WINDOWS directory and ReEnter a new password.


The screen saver refuses to launch

Check Fady.SCR in the Windows directory. Check AAPLAY.DLL and ANIMATE.DLL and VBRUN300.DLL in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM DIRECTORY. Click on Control Panel in the group MAIN, Click on Desktop, in the screen saver section choose Fady,SCR-SAVER and click on Setup. Define all the parameters. Switch between Image and Sound by clicking on the option buttons.