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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 screen saver. Runtime
desktop means that your screen saver 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 screen saver. Runtime
wallpaper means that your screen saver 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)
You will use optional "Absolute image file URL" parameter when the
image you want to use in your Internet screen saver will not be
uploaded to the screen saver's web location together with other
screen saver files, but already resides on some other web location
(that might not be under your control). However, you will still
need to save one local copy of the image (or make appropriate replacement)
that you can use during screen saver development. Please note that
only complete HTTP URLs are accepted for this option.
In a simmilar fashion, you will use optional "Absolute text file
URL" parameter when the text you want to use in your Internet screen
saver will not be uploaded to the screen saver's web location together
with other screen saver files, but already resides on some other
web location (that might not be under your control). However, you
will still need to use some replacement for the text that you can
use during screen saver development. Please note that only complete
HTTP URLs are accepted for this option, and that the text has to
be properly formatted in the external text file. To see the necessary
formatting check any text file created by this program (e.g. issb_text.html). |
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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 screen saver 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/flash file
to be included in screen saver.
Internet ScreenSaver Builder supports .WAV , .AVI, .MID (Midi),
.SWF and .MP3 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 screen saver 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.
.MP3note: .MP3 codec has to be present on your computer,
otherwise you will not be able to use .MP3 files in your screen
savers. Additionally, you have to close all sound programs when
adding .MP3 files because Internet 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 screen saver 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 screen saver can play its .MP3 sequences on that computer
too.
You will use optional "Absolute media/flash file URL" parameter
when the media/flash file you want to use in your Internet screen
saver will not be uploaded to the screen saver's web location together
with other screen saver files, but already resides on some other
web location (that might not be under your control). However, you
will still need to save one local copy of the media/flash file (or
make appropriate replacement) that you can use during screen saver
development. Please note that only complete HTTP URLs are accepted
for this option. |
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Plays previously defined media/flash file. If
necessary, screen saver execution can be stopped temporarily while
media file is being played once or several times.
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/flash
file. |
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Inserts a line with your comment.
Very important command. Use it to mark different parts of your
screen saver. |
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Activates URL keyboard monitoring.
Enter a web page URL and choose a hotkey. From that point in screen
saver execution if user presses appropriate hotkey, screen saver 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 screen
saver 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
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This command allows you to include HTML contents in your
screensaver.
First you will define position and size of the screen area where
the HTML will be displayed. You can choose Fullscreen option to
use the entire screen for HTML or you can set the HTML area size
by yourself and then set the position for it.
You can add HTML contents either through embedding MHT or HTML file
or by setting an URL. Please note that if you use URL option and
a computer that is running a screensaver is not online then a user
will get the standard "The page cannot be displayed" error.
Of course that error will not affect the rest of the screensaver.
If you are working with MHT/HTML files then you will be able to
update them at the screensaver's web location in the same way you
can update other screensaver component files.
Please note that you can not display two or more HTML contents areas
at the same time on the screen. If you try to do that, previous
HTML contents area will be removed automatically. |
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This command serves to remove
HTML contents from the screen and its only option allows you to choose
whether it will leave an empty space behind or the original background
should be restored. |
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All commands have optional
comment that will be shown immediately after command name in .XIS
file. |
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Commands