Commands - Active ScreenSaver Builder

ICON COMMAND	DESCRIPTION	SHORTCUTS
	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)
	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, trinagle, 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.
	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.
	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.
	Defines pause before screen saver continues to run.
	Clears screen. You can define background color for that cleared screen.
	Marks the beginning of the commands sequence that you want to be repeated.
	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.
	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.
	Defines media file to be included in screen saver. Active ScreenSaver Builder supports wav, avi, mid (Midi) and mp3 media file types. If you want to use mp3 media files please note the following. Necessary 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 Active 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.
	Plays previously defined media file. If necessary, screen saver execution can be stopped temporarily while media file is being played once or several times. Find Wait/No wait, Repeat and Position controls under the Settings button.
	Stops playing selected media file.
	Inserts a line with your comment. Very important command. Use it to mark different parts of your screen saver.
	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 screen saver is started automatically its process works on a system level which means that all subprocesses created by that screen saver will automatically go away with it. This is important in a situation when no web browser windows are open so screen saver has to bring up one to execute URL command. That browser window is then considered a subprocess of a screen saver process so screen saver process has to remain in memory or a browser would be automatically closed down by the operating system. As a final consequence a screen saver 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 screen saver will be able to start automatically again.
	All commands have optional comment that will be shown immediately after command name in ssd file.