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Defines an image (Set Image, Desktop, Wallpaper)
or text message (Set Text).
Set Image button opens dialog for loading .BMP/.JPG/.PCX/.TGA/.PNG
image.
Use Resize Image parameters if you want to change its original size
to a custom size. Additionally, you can set Full screen option for
an image and screensaver will automatically stretch it to full screen
resolution. If you also enable Original aspect option the image will
be resized to the max possible size that maintains its original aspect
within limits of the full screen size.
By clicking on Desktop button you are defining so called "runtime
desktop" as one of images to be used in a screensaver. Runtime desktop
means that your screensaver will first take a screen shot of a desktop
on the computer where it is running and use that image later.
By clicking on Wallpaper button you are defining so called "runtime
wallpaper" as one of images to be used in a screensaver. Runtime wallpaper
means that your screensaver will use wallpaper image from the computer
where it is running.
Set Text button is a switch. It disables controls related to image
definition and enables controls related to text message definition.
You can set text attributes like font, size, colour, or make it have
transparent background. Additionally there are three standard options
for text justification: left, center, right. (when you click to justify
text the result will appear in preview box) |
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Shows image or text. Choose
an image or text from a list, click on Position button to set its
upper left corner coordinates, finally click Ok.
Under Position option button you can choose between absolute
or various calculated coordinates. (difference between Random and
Random (Preserve) is in the fact that Random (Preserve) always shows
complete image on the screen) You can choose one of many available
transition effects. Tile and Stretch are full screen size effects
so when you choose one of them all other options in this dialog become
unavailable. The rest are image size transition effects, 84 in total
to choose from, with special possibility to set random transition
effect.
Use Pause slider to fine tune transition speed with min. position
meaning the fastest execution and max. position meaning the slowest.
We could classify transition effects to following 24 types: fade,
dissolve/squares, box, cross, blinds, random bars, alternate bands,
checkerboard, zig-zag, cover, uncover, wipe, shift, split, split scroll,
strips, diagonal split, snake wipe, snake shift, snake spiral, crossed,
boxed, triangle, roll.
If Restore after hide option is checked, eventual later Hide command
for that image/text will restore background image to state before
using Show command.
By clicking on New image button you can call Image dialog without
leaving Show dialog. |
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Moves image or text from one place to another
at any speed. Choose an image or text from a list, click on Position
button to set its upper left corner starting and ending coordinates,
finally click Ok.
Under Position option button you can set start and end coordinates
for a trajectory to absolute or various calculated coordinates. (difference
between Random and Random (Preserve) is in the fact that Random (Preserve)
always shows complete image on the screen)
If Keep while moving option is checked, image/text being moved will
just "float" above background keeping it intact in the moving process.
If Restore after hide option is checked, eventual later Hide command
for that image/text will restore background image to state before
using Move command.
By clicking on New image button you can call Image dialog without
leaving Move dialog. |
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Hides image/text you select
from the list.
Restores background to state prior to Show or Move commands, but only
if Restore after hide option was enabled in those commands. |
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Defines pause before screensaver continues to
run. |
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Clears screen. You can define
background color for that cleared screen. |
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Marks the beginning of the commands sequence
that you want to be repeated. |
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Defines end of the commands
sequence that you want to be repeated from 1 to loop times. You can
define how many times you want that sequence to be repeated, or set
an infinite loop. |
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Draws a line between two coordinates. You can
define exact coordinates (or make them random), color and style (solid,
dot, dash etc.)
This simple command can be used for various interesting effects. |
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Defines media file to be included
in a screensaver.
Flash ScreenSaver Builder supports .WAV, .AVI, .MID (Midi), .MP3 and
.SWF media file types.
.SWF note: if you want to use flash files please note that flash player
has to be present on your computer, otherwise program will not be
able to play flash sequences and they will be simply skipped. If you
create a screensaver with flash sequence and it does not play on
some computers, that means that necessary flash player is not present
on those computers and flash sequences are skipped.
.MP3 note: if you want to use .MP3 media files please note that necessary
.MP3 codec has to be present on your computer, otherwise you will
not be able to use .MP3 files in your screensavers. Additionally,
you have to close all sound programs when adding .MP3 files because
Flash ScreenSaver Builder has to check the structure of each .MP3
file. If some .MP3 file has illegal structure you will not be able
to use it even if that file plays in some player programs. If you
create a screensaver with .MP3 and there is nothing but silence on
some computers, that means that necessary .MP3 codec is not present
on those computers and .MP3 sequences are simply being skipped. Again,
the fact that some other stand alone .MP3 media files might play well
in some player programs does not mean that your screensaver can play
its .MP3 sequences on that computer too. |
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Plays previously defined media file. Click on
Settings to access various options for controlling media file playback.
If necessary, screensaver execution can be stopped temporarily while
media file is being played once, several times or infinitely if that
is the only sequence in a screensaver.
No wait - Play in endless loop option is good if you want to have
background music all the time and use just one sound file in your
screensaver.
Timer option is related only to playing flash files and allows you
to set the exact playback time. It is especially useful for flash
files that are made with action scripts as in those cases screensaver
can not know when it should stop playing the flash file. If you set
this option to 0 screensaver will play the flash file in an endless
loop.
Within Position & Size controls you can use coordinates for both
AVI and flash files, but the rest is reserved for flash only. For
flash, you can also set some specific screen size or use default/fullscreen. |
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Stops playing selected media
file. |
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Inserts a line with your comment.
Very important command. Use it to mark different parts of your
screensaver. |
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Activates URL keyboard monitoring.
Enter a web page URL and choose a hotkey. From that point in screensaver execution if user presses appropriate hotkey, screensaver
not only stops running but it also automatically opens default browser
on a target computer with designated web page - great marketing
tool!
Though you can use this command as many times as you like, please
note that only one URL/hotkey combination may be active at any given
time.
URL keyboard monitoring is going to be active all the way in screensaver execution until there is an URL command with Disable URL Monitoring
option checked.
Windows NT/2000/XP note: When a screensaver is started automatically
its process works on a system level which means that all subprocesses
created by that screensaver will automatically go away with it.
This is important in a situation when no web browser windows are
open so screensaver has to bring up one to execute URL command.
That browser window is then considered a subprocess of a screensaver process so screensaver process has to remain in memory or
a browser would be automatically closed down by the operating system.
As a final consequence a screensaver will not be able to start
automatically again as long as a browser window it previously opened
is still active. As soon as a user closes down that browser window
everything will be back to the initial state and screensaver will
be able to start automatically again.
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All commands have optional
comment that will be shown immediately after command name in .FSD
file. |
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Commands