--------------------------- Fireworks for Windows 95 --------------------------- Perpetual Motion Software Stefan K. S. Tucker --------------------------- ------------------- Table of Contents ------------------- Introduction Contents Requirements Installation Uninstall Disclaimer Release Notes -------------- Introduction -------------- This screen saver runs under Microsoft(R) Windows(R) to simulate fireworks launching and exploding on your screen. It is EXTREMELY customizable -- you have to see it to believe it! It is distributed as freeware. The suggested registration fee for this application is $5. You are free to distribute any unregistered versions of this application to individuals and to bulletin boards, as long as you distribute all of the files in their original, unregistered, format. (In fact, we encourage it because that is the only way that we can let people know about our work.) Please see Products.TXT for more information on registering this application and for details on other products that are available from Perpetual Motion Software. ---------- Contents ---------- The following files are included in this package: ReadMe.txt - Installation instructions and release notes (this file) Firework.inf - The installation script Firework.scr - The application Firework.hlp - The Microsoft Windows help file for the application Products.txt - Information on this and other products Order.txt - Information on how to order this and other products Support.txt - Information on technical support -------------- Requirements -------------- IBM PC or compatible (386, 486, Pentium, or better) Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, or later ------------ Disclaimer ------------ The author and distributors of this software are in no way legally liable for any negative effect resulting from its use. In the extremely unlikely event that something bad does happen and we are held responsible, our liability is limited to the licensing fees paid by the user to the author. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. -------------- Installation -------------- 1. Right-click on the Firework.inf file and select the Install command. Now, open the Control Panel and run "Display". Click on the Screen Saver tab. You should see a new screen saver called "Fireworks" in the list of screen savers. If not, Fireworks is not installed properly. (Please try to install it again and then contact us via any of the methods listed in 'products.txt'.) Not all of the files are installed on your computer. You should keep them in case you need to refer to the .txt files or need to reinstall the application. (You can keep them either on the distribution media they came on or you can copy them to your computer yourself.) ----------- Uninstall ----------- 1. Open the Control Panel and run "Add/Remove Programs". 2. Select "Fireworks for Windows 95" and press the "Add/Remove" button. (The actual name may be slightly different.) 3. Please send us a message telling us what you don't like about Fireworks. --------------- Release Notes --------------- ============================================================================= Version 2.55 ============================================================================= Recompiled with new class libraries. ============================================================================= Version 2.54 ============================================================================= Recompiled with Visual C++ 5 and changed About box. ============================================================================= Version 2.53 ============================================================================= Enhancements ------------ The sounds are now gathered under a single heading in the Control Panel sounds section. There is now a heading called "Fireworks screen saver" which contains all of the supported sound events. ============================================================================= Version 2.51 ============================================================================= Fixes ----- Due to an operating system limitation, the maximum number of rockets is 62. ============================================================================= Version 2.50 ============================================================================= Enhanced -------- The fireworks are now multithreaded -- each rocket/explosion is a thread. Now, each rocket can have a different speed. The settings dialog box uses property pages to better organize the options. ============================================================================= Version 2.10 ============================================================================= Fixes ----- All memory is freed when the screen-saver stops. The About box works again. Enhanced -------- The registry is used for all settings. Separate settings are stored for each user of the system (who uses the Fireworks screen-saver). The sound event names have been changed slightly: "Crowd Applauding" is now "Explode High" "Crowd Screaming" is now "Explode Low" There will be unused entries in your system registry. If you wish to delete them, please consult your Windows help on how to edit the registry. You can search for the string "Fireworks" to find these entries. There will also be an unused section in your control.ini. The heading of this section is "[ScreenSaver.Fireworks]". You can delete the entire section. ============================================================================= Version 2.01 ============================================================================= Removed pmsutil.dll. ============================================================================= Version 2.0 ============================================================================= Enhanced for Windows 95. ============================================================================= Version 1.11 ============================================================================= Fixes ----- An error message is displayed when the user enters a value for the "Erase after N rockets" which is less than the maximum value in the "Number of rockets" field. This message is now more clear and is not displayed when the user enters zero, a legal value. Enhancements ------------ There is now a Defaults button on the configuration screen. When the user presses this button, the controls are filled with the default values. If the user then presses Cancel, the changes are not saved. ============================================================================= Version 1.1 ============================================================================= Added percent sign to two fields in Configuration dialog box. ============================================================================= Version 1.0 ============================================================================= Initial release.