═══ 1. About Screen Blanker ═══ Screen Blanker is an easy to use utility to save your screen from damage. Screen Blanker monitors your mouse and keyboard and if you do not make any inputs for a certain time (blank time) the screen is blanked. You can change the blank time and select blanking actions in the Settings dialog. When the screen is blanked Screen Blanker chooses one of the selected blanking actions. If no blanking action is selected the screen will be just blanked. If you start Screen Blanker with the parameter '-' (minus sign) the Screen Blanker window is automatically hidden. It is a good idea to start Screen Blanker automatically when booting your system (e.g. from the Startup folder). If you want to blank your Screen immediately move the mouse pointer to the blank corner of your screen. Screen Blanker does not become active in full screen DOS and Windows sessions. Screen Blanker also supports external screen saver modules. You can use Deskpic modules (.DSS), Screen Blanker modules (.BSS) and Screen Saver modules (.SSM). Screen Blanker has a built-in watchdog funtion to detect errors in external screen saver modules. If the desktop freezes just wait 5 seconds while Screen Blanker tries to terminates the faulty module. Screen Blanker also provides an easy screen capture utility. Screen Blanker copies the corresponding part of the screen or the entire screen to the clipboard and optionally saves it to a file or prints it. When you print a captured bitmap you dither the bitmap to the palette of the currently selected printer to create the best possible printed output. To change the color or the font of the Screen Blanker window or the Information window drag the desired color or font from the color palette or from the font palette to the corresponding window. Double-clicking in the information window toggles the title bar display. Related information: Copyright notice Button bar Information window ═══ 2. Button bar ═══ Choose a button on the button bar to execute one of the following commands. This button displays the Settings dialog window. This button displays the Printer setup dialog window. This button captures the entire screen. This button captures a window. This button captures the window that receives the input focus. This button captures a part of the screen. ═══ 3. Information window ═══ The information window displays various system information such as time, date, system time (time since the system was turned on), swap file size, free swap space. Double-clicking in the information window toggles the title bar display. ═══ 4. Copyright notice ═══ Screen Blanker Version 4.4 All rights reserved. Copyright (C) Peter Wansch, 1994 December 8, 1994 Vienna, Austria This version of Screen Blanker is provided with a limited evaluation license not exceeding 21 days in duration from first use. Unregistered use beyond this evaluation period is in violation of this license. If you find Screen Blanker useful and would like to register your copy there are several forms of registration possible. When you register Screen Blanker you receive a registration key that entitles you to use this and all future versions of Screen Blanker. As a registered user your questions regarding Screen Blanker will be answered via mail or e-mail (preferred) and any suggestions you might have on how to improve Screen Blanker will be considered to be implemented in upcoming versions. (1) You can register Screen Blanker by contacting BMT Micro. By Mail BMT Micro 452 Horn Rd Wilmington, NC 28412-2411 USA By Phone (910) 791-7052 Voice (800) 414-4268 Orders Only By Fax (910) 350-2937 By BBS (910) 350-8061 (10 lines, all 14.4) (910) 799-0923 (28.8 Line) BMT Micro accepts American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Cashiers Checks, Money Orders, Personal Checks. Payment must be in US Currency. No cash please! No charge for 1st Class shipping anywhere in the world. Priority shipping extra and will be explained when the order is placed. The registration fee charged by BMT Micro is 25$. Registration can also be done by phone with your checking or savings account (including bank money market and NOW accounts). This method or registration requires no more information than what is probably already on your check and will not only save you from waiting on the mail to deliver your check but also speed up delivery of your registration information. When registering using this method our normal policy regarding check clearance applies. (we actually get a check drawn on your account from our banking service - there are no electronic transfers that affect your checking account.) This is EXACTLY like registering by check but you don't have to wait on the postal service to deliver your check. This service cannot be used if 2 signatures are required on the account. Have this information ready when you choose this registration information. If you are faxing your registration and using this method, don't forget to fax this information also. CHECK REGISTRATION INFORMATION Name on account __________________________________ Complete Address _________________________________ Complete Address _________________________________ City __________________________ State _________________________ Zip Code _______________________ Home Phone Number ___________________ Work Phone Number ___________________ Type of Account ____________________ (checking or savings) Check Number ________________________ Bank Routing Number ____________________________ Bank Account Number ____________________________ Amount of Check ___________________ Driver License Number ___________________ (2) You can send the registration fee in cash (registered or unregistered mail). If you send cash, the registration fee is only 20$ since you have to pay for the postage. My mail address is: Peter Wansch 37 Hagenbachgasse St. Andrae-Woerdern A 3423 AUSTRIA / EUROPE e-mail p.wansch@ieee.org phone: +43 2242 32124 This is only convenient when you are from Austria, Germany or any other European country. Please make sure to give your full return address and if available e-mail address to get the registration key. Instead of sending cash you can also send a Eurocheck (in Austrian Schilling). (3) If you live in Austria you can remit the registration fee of 20$ to my bank account at the Creditanstalt Bankverein, Bankleitzahl 11000, Konto-Nummer: 10361050700. Please phone me or write to me to get the registration key. Users in Austria or Germany can also pay their registration fee in Austrian Schillings or German Mark (210 Austrian Schilling or 30 German Mark). ═══ 5. Help for Options ═══ Use the Options menu to change the settings of Screen Blanker, to activate or de-activate it or to blank the screen. ═══ 5.1. Help for Settings ═══ Choose the Settings command to change the Screen Blanker settings. ═══ 5.1.1. Help for Settings dialog ═══ This dialogs lets you change the Screen Blanker settings such as blank time, mouse sensing and the selected blanking actions. Related information: Help for Minutes Help for Seconds Help for Mouse sensing Help for Low priority Help for Blank Full Screen OS/2 sessions Help for Animation Help for Corner size Help for Hot corners Help for Corner delay Help for Blank corner Help for Don't blank corner Help for Password Help for Password entry field Help for Lock at program start Help for Unlock attemps Help for Capture delay Help for Power off screen Help for APMS Help for Minutes Help for VGA (XGA) Help for 8514 Help for Bouncing bitmap (OS/2) Help for Bouncing bitmap (IBM) Help for Time and date Help for Puzzle Help for User bitmap Help for Stagehand Help for Kitten Help for Starfield Help for Torch Help for Fortunes Help for Icons Help for External modules Help for External modules list box Help for Configure Help for OK Help for Cancel ═══ 5.1.2. Help for Minutes ═══ Use this spin button to set the blank time (minutes). ═══ 5.1.3. Help for Seconds ═══ Use this spin button to set the blank time (seconds). ═══ 5.1.4. Help for Mouse sensing ═══ Select this box if you want Screen Blanker to sense mouse movements while the screen is blanked. ═══ 5.1.5. Help for Low priority ═══ Select this box if you want Screen Blanker to run on low CPU priority during the blanking action. This might be necessary if you use background communication programs. However screen animation will become less smooth if this option is selected and you run CPU intensive background programs. ═══ 5.1.6. Help for Blank Full Screen OS/2 sessions ═══ Select this box if you want to extend screen blanking to Full Screen OS/2 sessions. When you work in a Full Screen OS/2 session and the blank time elapses blanker switches back to the Desktop and activates one of the selected blanking actions. ═══ 5.1.7. Help for Animation ═══ This slider lets you select the animation speed for the blanking actions. ═══ 5.1.8. Help for Corner size ═══ This slider lets you select the size of the hot corners. ═══ 5.1.9. Help for Hot corners ═══ Select this box if you want to activate hot corners. If this box is checked and you move your mouse pointer to the blank hot corner of the screen, the screen will be blanked immediately. If this box is checked the screen will not be blanked if your mouse pointer is in the don't blank corner of your screen. ═══ 5.1.10. Help for Corner delay ═══ Select this box if you want to delay screen blanking when the mouse pointer is moved to a hot corner. This avoids accidental blanking of the screen. ═══ 5.1.11. Help for Blank corner ═══ Select a button to choose the corresponding blank corner on the screen. ═══ 5.1.12. Help for Don't blank corner ═══ Select a button to choose the corresponding don't blank corner on the screen. ═══ 5.1.13. Help for Password ═══ Select this box if you want to have password protection. The default password is PASSWORD. A password may be up to 12 characters long. Passwords are case-sensitive. ═══ 5.1.14. Help for Password entry field ═══ Enter a password of your choice. When the screen is unblanked and Password is selected, you have to enter the correct password and press Enter. ═══ 5.1.15. Help for Lock at program start ═══ Select this box if you want to lock Blanker at program start. ═══ 5.1.16. Help for Unlock attempts ═══ Use this spin button to set the maximum number of allowed unlock attempts. If the password has not been typed correctly for the corresponding number of times you have to switch off the computer. If 255 is set you have an unlimited number of attempts. ═══ 5.1.17. Help for Capture Delay ═══ Use this spin button to set the capture delay time. Delayed screen capturing is used when you want to capture a window e.g. with its menu open. ═══ 5.1.18. Help for Power off screen ═══ Select this box if you want to use the power off feature of your monitor. After the time set with the Minutes spin button the screen will go completely blank and your monitor will be powered off provided it supports DPMS. ═══ 5.1.19. Help for APMS ═══ Select APMS if your monitor supports APMS. Monitors that support APMS switch off their power supply automatically when the screen is completely blanked for some time. ═══ 5.1.20. Help for Minutes ═══ Use this spin button to set the time after which the screen goes completely blank to power off your monitor. ═══ 5.1.21. Help for VGA (XGA) and 8514 ═══ Choose VGA if you have a VGA comptaible or XGA compatible graphics adapter installed. Choose 8514 if you have a 8514 compatible graphics adapter installed. ═══ 5.1.22. Help for Bouncing bitmap (OS/2) ═══ The Bouncing bitmap (OS2) blanking action displays the OS/2 Version 2 logo while the screen is blanked. ═══ 5.1.23. Help for Bouncing bitmap (IBM) ═══ The Bouncing bitmap (IBM) blanking action displays the IBM logo while the screen is blanked. ═══ 5.1.24. Help for Time and date ═══ The Time and date blanking action displays the current time and date while the screen is blanked. ═══ 5.1.25. Help for Puzzle ═══ The Puzzle blanking action scrambles the screen like a puzzle. ═══ 5.1.26. Help for User bitmap ═══ The User bitmap blanking displays the user defined bitmap at random positions while the screen is blanked. The user defined bitmap is stored in the file BLANKER.BMP in the Screen Blanker directory. You can use any OS/2 Version 2 or Windows standard bitmap. If the dimensions of the bitmap exceed the dimensions of the screen the bitmap is not loaded. ═══ 5.1.27. Help for Stagehand ═══ The Stagehand blanking action displays a helping hand to blank your screen. ═══ 5.1.28. Help for Kitten ═══ The Kitten blanking action displays a kitten chasing a ball while the screen is blanked. ═══ 5.1.29. Help for Starfield ═══ The Exploding stars blanking action displays a starfield while the screen is blanked. ═══ 5.1.30. Help for Torch ═══ The Torch blanking action displays a torch light on your screen while it is blanked. ═══ 5.1.31. Help for Fortunes ═══ The Fortunes blanking action displays Fortunes at random postions on your screen while it is blanked. ═══ 5.1.32. Help for Icons ═══ The Icons blanking action displays the icons of the currently open applications at random postions on your screen while it is blanked. ═══ 5.1.33. Help for External modules ═══ The External modules blanking action randomly selects one of the enabled external blanking actions in the list box. ═══ 5.1.34. Help for External modules list box ═══ The External modules list box contains the names of all available external modules. ═══ 5.1.35. Help for Configure ═══ The Configure button lets you configure the currently selected external blanking action. ═══ 5.1.36. Help for Test ═══ The Test button lets you test the currently selected external blanking action. ═══ 5.1.37. Help for OK ═══ The OK button closes the Settings dialog and the changed settings become active. ═══ 5.1.38. Help for Cancel ═══ The Cancel button closes the Settings dialog. Any changes that were made are discarded. ═══ 5.2. Help for Active ═══ Select this Option if you want to activate screen blanking. ═══ 5.3. Help for Printer setup ═══ Choose Printer setup to select a printer and to change its job properties. ═══ 5.3.1. Help for Printer setup dialog ═══ The Printer setup dialog lets you select a printer and change its job properties. Related information Select a printer OK Cancel Job properties ═══ 5.3.2. Help for Select a printer ═══ This list displays the printers that are installed in the system. ═══ 5.3.3. Help for OK ═══ Choose OK to select the selected printer. ═══ 5.3.4. Help for Cancel ═══ Choose Cancel to close the dialog window and exit with the original settings. ═══ 5.3.5. Help for Job properties ═══ Choose Job properties to change the job properties for the selected printer. ═══ 5.4. Help for Information window ═══ Select Information window to display the information window. ═══ 5.5. Help for Stay on top ═══ Select Stay on top if you want the Information window to stay on top of any other window. ═══ 5.6. Help for Title bar ═══ Select Title bar to display the title bar of the information window. Double-clicking in the information window toggles the title bar display. ═══ 5.7. Help for Cycle ═══ Select Cycle to cycle the information in the information window. This enables you to reduce the size of the information window while still displaying all the information. If you click on the information window with the right mouse button the next information item will be displayed. ═══ 5.8. Help for Date ═══ Select Date to display the date in the information window. ═══ 5.9. Help for System time ═══ Select System time to display the system time in the information window. ═══ 5.10. Help for Swap file size ═══ Select Swap File size to display the size of the swap file in the information window. ═══ 5.11. Help for Free Swap space ═══ Select Free swap space to display the available swap space on the drive that holds the swap file in the information window. ═══ 5.12. Help for Button bar ═══ Select Button bar to display the button bar. ═══ 5.13. Help for Status line ═══ Select Status line to display the status line. ═══ 6. Help for Capture ═══ Use the Capture menu to copy the entire screen or parts of the screen to the clipboard. ═══ 6.1. Help for Entire screen ═══ Choose Entire screen to copy the entire screen to the clipboard (bitmap format). ═══ 6.2. Help for Window ═══ Choose Window to copy the a window to the clipboard (bitmap format). After you have chosen Window, click anywhere outside the Screen Blanker application window to copy that window to the clipboard. It is not possible to copy the Screen Blanker window to the clipboard. ═══ 6.3. Help for Window that receives focus ═══ Choose Window that receives focus to copy the window to the clipboard (bitmap format) that receives the input focus. If you click on a dialog box the control that receives the input focus will be copied to the clipboard. After you have chosen Window that receives focus, click anywhere outside the Screen Blanker application window to copy that window to the clipboard. It is not possible to copy the Screen Blanker window to the clipboard. ═══ 6.4. Help for Delayed capture ═══ Select Delayed capture if you want to delay the capture of the screen or a window. This is important if you want to capture an application window with its menus open. To do this you have to select Capture delay. Then you choose the Window command from the Caputre menu, click on the application window you want to capture and then you have some time (the capture delay) to open the corresponding menu. If you want to capture the entire screen with a capture delay, click on the Desktop first. ═══ 6.5. Help for Hide ═══ Select Hide if you want to hide the Screen Blanker application window while a delayed screen or window capture. ═══ 6.6. Help for Part of screen ═══ Select Part of screen if you want to capture a rectangle of the screen to the clipboard. ═══ 6.7. Help for Display position ═══ Select Display position if you want to have the position and the size of the selection displayed in the upper left corner of the screen while you select a part of the screen. ═══ 6.8. Help for Save to *.BMP file ═══ Select Save to *.BMP file if you want to save the captured bitmap to a file. This option is not available when you capture a window or a window that receives the input focus without a capture delay. ═══ 6.9. Help for OS/2 1.2 format ═══ Select OS/2 1.2 format if you want to save the bitmap in the Windows compatible OS/2 1.2 format. ═══ 6.10. Help for OS/2 2.0 format ═══ Select OS/2 2.0 format if you want to save the bitmap in OS/2 2.0 format. ═══ 6.11. Help for Print ═══ Select Print if you want to print the captured bitmap. ═══ 6.12. Help for Original size ═══ Select Original size if you want to print the captured bitmap in its original size. ═══ 6.13. Help for Dither bitmap ═══ Select Dither bitmap if you want to dither the captured bitmap to the palette of the currently selected printer to create the best possible printed output. ═══ 6.13.1. Help for Save as dialog ═══ The Save as dialog window lets you save the captured bitmap to a *.BMP file. Enter the name of the bitmap file in the File name field. Choose OK to save the captured bitmap. Related information File name File type Drives Files Directories OK Cancel ═══ 6.13.2. Help for File name ═══ Enter the name of the bitmap file you want to save the captured bitmap to in this field. ═══ 6.13.3. Help for File type ═══ Enter the type of the bitmap file you want to save the captured bitmap to. ═══ 6.13.4. Help for Drives ═══ Select the drive you want to save the bitmap file to. ═══ 6.13.5. Help for Files ═══ This list display the bitmap files in the selected directory. ═══ 6.13.6. Help for Directories ═══ Choose the directory that you want to save the bitmap file to. ═══ 6.13.7. Help for OK ═══ Choose OK to save the bitmap file. ═══ 6.13.8. Help for Cancel ═══ Choose Cancel to close the dialog window without saving the bitmap file. ═══ 7. Help for Help ═══ Use the Help menu to obtain help information. ═══ 7.1. Help for Help index ═══ Choose Help index to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available. ═══ 7.2. Help for General help ═══ Choose General help to get general help for the program. General help provides general information about Screen Blanker. ═══ 7.3. Help for Keys help ═══ Choose Keys help to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the keys. ═══ 7.3.1. Keys help ═══ CONTROL KEYS Ctrl+A Activates/Deactivates screen blanking. Ctrl+E Copies the entire screen to clipboard. Ctrl+F Copies the window that receives input focus to the clipboard. Ctrl+I Displays yet another blanking action. Ctrl+P Copies a part of the screen to the clipboard. Ctrl+W Copies a window to the clipboard. Ctrl+S Views the settings dialog. F1 Gets help Esc Views previous Help panel or ends help if only one panel has been viewed. Alt+F4 Ends help or ends program. SYSTEM KEYS Alt+Esc Switches to the next program. Tab Switches between the Info window and the Blanker application window. Ctrl+Esc Switches to the Window List. WINDOW KEYS Underlined letter Moves among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or executes the function chosen. Alt+Underlined letter Executes the function chosen immediately. ═══ 7.4. Help for Using help ═══ Choose Using help to obtain information on how to use the Help facility. ═══ 7.5. Help for Product information ═══ Choose Product information to view a dialog that displays information about Screen Blanker, such as version number and copyright notice. ═══ 7.5.1. Help for Product information dialog ═══ This dialog displays information about Screen Blanker, such as version number and copyright notice. Related information: Help for OK ═══ 7.5.2. Help for OK ═══ The OK button closes the product information dialog.