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1994-11-26
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help for Nuke Module ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This module blasts holes in the current desktop with animated mushroom clouds
to reveal a user-selected image or color. After a pre-selected number of
explosions, the underlying image is fully displayed, and the explosions blast
the new image to reveal the next image in sequence.
This module was the original reason I wrote this screen saver program. I
figured that I could get a bitmap of the Microsoft Windows logo, or Bill Gates,
and blast it away to show the OS/2 logo. Another interesting effect is to use
the image sequence of: *BLACK, an image of a large C Prompt (C>), The Microsoft
Windows Logo, then the OS/2 Logo, thus showing the logical progression of PC
Operating Systems.
o Images
o Find
o Add
o Delete
o Image List
o Animation Speed
o Blast Frequency
o Blasts Per Image
o Blast Size
o Save Settings?
o OK
o Test
o Cancel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Images ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this line to enter the fully qualified file names of the images you would
like to nuke. You may enter the name of any valid Windows or OS/2 Bitmap file
(.BMP) here, or the special values: *WHITE, *BLACK, *RED, or *BLUE. The
special values refer to blank screens of the specified color. If you enter an
invalid filename here, an error message will be displayed in place of the
invalid file when the screen saver is running. The image you enter here will
be inserted after the currently selected image in the Image list when you
press Enter, or click the Add button
Please note that it is often easier to select image files with the Find
pushbutton.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click this button to display the standard OS/2 File Open Dialog to select image
files. From the file open dialog you may select one or more files, then press
the Ok button to return. The files you select from the File Open Dialog will
be added to the Image list after the currently selected item.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click the Add button to insert the image name typed in the Images Entry box
into the Image list after the currently selected item. Note: this button is
mapped to the enter key while typing in the Images Entry Box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click this button to delete the currently selected item in the Image list
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Image List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Image list shows the images that have been selected, and the order in which
they will be displayed. Whn activated, the Nuke Module will first blast holes
in the current desktop to show the first image, then in the first image to show
the second, etc. This will continue until the last image is reached, then it
will loop back to the first image. You may re-arrange the images by dragging
and dropping the image names to the order you want them to display. You can
remove images from this list with the Delete button, Add them with the Add
Button ,or the Find Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6. Animation Speed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Set this slider control to control the speed at which the explosion happens.
You can set the slider by dragging the handle to an appropriate position, by
clicking to the right or left of the handle, or by clicking on the arrows. You
can view the effect of this setting by clicking the Test Button and viewing the
results in the Blast Size Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7. Blast Frequency ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Set this slider to control the delay between explosions. You can set the
slider by dragging the handle to an appropriate position, by clicking to the
right or left of the handle, or by clicking on the arrows. You can view the
effect of this setting by clicking the Test Button and viewing the results in
the Blast Size Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8. Blasts Per Image ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Set this control to the number of explosions you want on each image before the
next image is completely displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.9. Blast Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can adjust the size of an explosion by sizing the sample window that
appears on the bottom right side of the Nuke Settings window. To change the
size of the explosion, simply drag the top right hand corner of the sample
window to the desired expolsion size. To view a sample explosion with the
current size, speed, and frequency, Click the Test Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.10. Save Settings? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Check this box to save your current settings when you close the screen saver.
This is only active in the registered version of the screen saver program. If
this box is not checked, any changes you have made will be active only until
the screen saver is ended, or another module is selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.11. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click this button to accept the changes you have made.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.12. Test ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click this button to view a sample explosion with the current size, speed, and
frequency selections in the explosion sample window which appears to the bottom
right side of the settings display.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.13. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click this button to discard any changes you have made on the settings screen.