WATER SPOTS SCREEN SAVER
                               For Windows95
                                Version 1.1
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                            (C) 1995 Lee Lorenz

LEGAL STUFF:
    This is "FreeWare" with one request... drop me a line via E-Mail or
by postcard and tell me how you like it. ESPECIALLY if you are from
overseas or something like that (Send the Postcard). The only other
restriction for users is that these files be distributed in their entirety:
                    WTRSPOTS.SCR
                    WTRSPOTS.TXT
                    MMWM32.DLL
                    WAVEMIX.INI
Lastly, for commercial uses, if this is placed on a CD-ROM, E-Mail me and make
arrangements to send me a copy of the final CD-ROM which includes my saver.


Well, my first Windows95 program. This one is a simple screen saver the
turns your desktop into a "work of art". It looks much better with
Hi/TrueColor displays, as it does not attempt to manipulate the palette
in any way.
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Installation:
    1) Copy WTRSPOTS.SCR to your "win95\system" directory.
    2) Copy the MMWM32.DLL to your "win95\system" directory
    3) Copy the WAVEMIX.INI to your "win95" directory
    4) Use the desktop properties to set it up.

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Not much to say about the operation of it. Setting the Max Size simply
limits the size of the "spots"- they range from 4x4 pixels to Max Size.
The spots may be squares or circles.
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This screen saver has been tested with Build 490 of Windows 95 and the
Release version.
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Be on the look out for more screen savers from me. I HAD hoped to have a
package of savers out before the scheduled release of Windows 95, but my
schedule didn't allow for that. I may also wait a little longer for the
arrival of the DirectDraw toolkit, so I can put some really cool stuff out.
There's a few other surprises I'm thinking about doing, but I'll only get
myself into trouble if I mention them and can't follow through.

Also, I'll be sure to feature the source code for this module in the
package, but that will be a $$$ release. Sorry. For those interested in
writing screen savers, you'll need the Win 95 SDK and look for "FRACTAL"
in the samples.
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SHAMELESS PLUG:

  My Screen saver made it into:

         VOODOO WINDOWS 95    From Ventana Press

  The book looks pretty good as a general guide for hints and tips to
  installing and running windows. I learned a few things on my first
  quick look at the book. Looks like US$24.95, includes only a floppy,
  though :(  and comes with several other slick applications.
  It does have alot of info that never made it into any documentation
  I've ever seen for Windows 95.

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Send Accolades (and bugs, if any) to: llorenz@tir.com

KNOWN LIMITATIONS:
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1. Well, sometimes the cursor flickers in Screen Properties. I'm not sure why;
this may have to do with multi-threading and the fact I grab the DC full time.
2. Cheap soundcard drivers may puke. I tested this on a REAL CHEAP driver/card,
ThunderBoard, and had problems initially with the WaveMix routines. Now it does
seem to work, though. - AND DON'T EVEN TRY WITH SPEAKER.DRV!!!!
3. The MMWM32.DLL *MUST* be in the system directory, even if you don't use
sound.


CHANGES:
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1.0A    7/03/95     Modified "drop" routine to use proper dithering on 256/16
                    color displays.
1.0B    7/15/95     Added wave file playback. Nice annoying "Popping" noise
                    This should sufficiently drive any co-workers crazy
                    {EVIL GRIN}
1.0C    7/23/95     Added WaveMix to the program. Since Microsoft was kind
                    enough to put restrictions on distributing a re-compiled
                    version of the DLL, but failed to make available the
                    ACTUAL 32-bit DLL, I had to rename and recompile; which
                    allows me to distribute it, according to their terms.
1.1     8/06/95     Final cleanup for release to the net.
1.2     9/09/95     Small glitch in display of dialog box. Some adjustments
                    were required, as the dialog size changes on different
                    systems (who'da thunk?) Also added the missing "About"
                    Box.
1.3     9/18/95     Address Change: I now reside at tir.com...

To do?
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Nothing more that I can think of. If I include this in my package of
screen savers, I'll add some of the standard goodies that will work across
most of the savers.