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ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus
Windows Screen Saver On/Off Switch
Version 1.30
for Microsoft Windows 3.1+
c 1994-95 AWS (Aaron Writes Software)
ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus lets you enable or disable your Windows
screen saver with a single mouse-click to a small button on
your desktop. It also lets you start your screen saver
immediately, and to set the screen saver delay in one second
(rather than one minute) increments. Finally, it provides
methods for you to restart your Windows session, to safely
close Windows and reboot your machine, or to exit to DOS
without the pesky "This will end your Windows session"
OK/Cancel query.
How To Use The Switch:
Run the program using Windows' Program Manager or File
Manager. The small ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus Button will appear
in the lower right corner of your screen.
A green dot means that the Windows screen saver is
enabled and will start after a period of inactivity. A
red dot means that the screen saver is disabled and will
not start.
Click the ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus Button with the left mouse-
button to switch between enabled and disabled modes.
Activating The Menu:
Activate the menu by clicking the ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus
Button with the right mouse-button. The menu contains
the following options:
Run screen saver: Starts the screen saver
immediately.
Screen saver settings: Allows you to enable or
disable the screen saver, set its delay in seconds
(Windows' Control Panel only allows 1 minute
increments), and to make these settings permanent
(by saving them to WIN.INI).
Button position: Allows you to place the
ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus Button in one of six screen
positions (one of the four corners, top center or
bottom center). Also offers "Arrow move" to allow
you to position the Button anywhere: click "Arrow
move" (the cursor becomes a four-way arrow), press
an arrow key, then reposition the Button using the
mouse and/or the arrow keys. Press Enter or click
the left mouse-button to establish the Button's
position (works the same as a regular window's
Move command).
Always On Top: Toggles whether the ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus
Button always appears above all other windows. If
this item is checked, the ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus
Button will appear above all other windows.
Help: Provides information on how to use
ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus.
About: Displays version and shareware registration
information for ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus.
Windows Utilities: Allows you to restart your Windows
session, to exit Windows and return to DOS, or to
exit Windows and reboot your computer. [See "Why
ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus" below for some reasons for
doing this.]
Exit: Removes the Button from the screen, and
restores the most recent permanent screen saver
settings.
Notes:
ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus will have no effect with screen
savers not installed into Windows Control Panel /
Desktop.
No screen saver will activate if ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus
enables screen saving but Windows' Control Panel has no
screen saver specified (i.e., Screen Saver Name =
"(None)".)
For more information about Windows screen savers,
consult your Windows documentation.
System Requirements:
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher.
Why ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus?
Sometimes you want your screen saver enabled, sometimes
you don't. Some programs (including certain tape backup
applications) may not run correctly if the screen saver
activates. The unobtrusive ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus Button
allows you to switch back and forth with a minimum of
trouble.
I like my screen saver to have a short delay and
password protection for security. Not, however, while
I'm working. I wanted a simple button to enable/disable
the screen saver rather than to have to go into Control
Panel/Desktop.
The "Windows Utilities" (Restart Windows, Exit Windows,
Reboot machine) are helpful because many programs never
release the resources they acquire and the only way to
make those resources available again is to quit Windows
and then restart it. Sometimes a whole reboot is
required to restore a system to "normal"! These methods
make that reinitialization safe, simple, fast and
keyboard-free. (By the way, they also let you bypass the
"This will end your Windows session" OK/Cancel query.)
What do you think? What else would you like to see?
Contact me at the USMail or CompuServe addresses under
"Technical Support".
Shareware Information:
ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus is a Shareware program. You are
free to use and evaluate it for up to 30 days. If you
find it useful and wish to continue using it after 30
days, you must make a registration payment of $10.00 to
the author. You may do so either by:
* Registering on CompuServe using the Shareware
Registration Database (GO SWREG; registration ID
4158).
OR
* Remitting $10.00 cash or check by mail to:
Aaron J Margosis
11292 Spyglass Cove Lane
Reston, VA 22091
Please indicate the version of ScrnSaveSwitch/Plus
you are using.
Technical Support:
For technical support, contact the author,
Aaron J Margosis:
CompuServe: 74747,2561
USMail:
11292 Spyglass Cove Lane, Reston VA 22091
Phone (emergencies only, please): 703-716-8767
Fax: Call first