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\\HELPFILE// VERSION 1 : .MAIN Main Help This screen shows the general categories covering the options that may be stored in the default option file. These options become the default options used whenever SCSAVER is run with the /F switch, or when it is initially loaded. To select an option category, either type the number shown next to the category, move the cursor-bar to the category and press ENTER or double-click on the category name. After you have made all desired changes, press "S" (or click SAVE CHANGES) to save your changes to disk for future use. The file into which the options will be saved is displayed on the title line of the menu. You will need to run SCSAVER.COM with the /F switch for these options to take effect. (If ScSaver is already resident when you save the options, you will be asked if you want to reload the changes just saved.) To exit without saving any changes, press "X" (or press ESCAPE or click EXIT WITHOUT SAVING). ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Press T (or click on "√" for a menu of help topics │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If you have not already registered, please take a minute and do so. Screen Saver is the product of hundreds of hours of work, and you can help keep the concept of "shareware" alive by supporting software authors who want to continue to use this approach to bring high-quality (yet affordable) programs to users. You'll also be notified of free updates to the program. To register, complete the registration form at the end of the documentation or send $20 (U.S. Funds) to: Tom Donnelly Computer Software P.O. Box 3856 San Dimas, CA 91773 *Please indicate what size floppy disk you prefer.* Thank you for supporting shareware. :Count-down Intervals and Hot-keys .IntervalMenu Overview This menu allows you to select the blanking interval, locking interval, the blanking hot-key and master lock hot-key. The current value of each option is displayed next to each item. More detailed information is available by selecting the option and choosing HELP. To select an option category, either type the number shown next to the category, move the cursor-bar to the category and press ENTER or double-click on the category name. To return to the previous menu, click the RETURN box or press the ESCAPE key. .BLANK Blank Interval The blanking interval defines how many minutes of inactivity should elapse before the screen is blanked. The value entered should be a number from 1 to 59. Enter a new value and press <ENTER> (or click OK) to define a new value. Use the (+) or (-) keys to increment or decrement the value. To leave this screen without changing the existing value, press <ESCAPE> (or click CANCEL). .LOCK Lock Interval The lock interval defines how many seconds of inactivity should elapse before the keyboard lock is engaged. The value entered should be a number from 1 to 3600. Enter a new value and press <ENTER> (or click OK) to define a new value. Use the (+) or (-) keys to increment or decrement the value. To leave this screen without changing the existing value, press <ESCAPE> (or click CANCEL). .HotKey Hot Key for Screen Blanking This hot-key may be used to trigger on-demand screen blanking. When this key is defined as a Screen Saver hot-key, it will be unavailable to any other running programs. Each time this key is pressed Screen Saver will blank the screen. Press a new key combination that will be used as the blanking hot-key. This key must be different than the key selected as the Master Lock Hot Key. Various other keys are not allowed to be used as a hot key. The list below shows which keys are eligible to be used as hot keys. HOT-KEYS THAT MAY BE USED F1 through F10 ShiftF1 through ShiftF10 CtlF1 through CtlF10 AltF1 through AltF10 CtlLeftArrow CtlRightArrow CtlEnd CtlPgUp CtlPgDn CtlHome Alt0 through Alt9 Alt- and Alt= AltA through AltZ If you computer has an enhanced keyboard that is supported through your hardware BIOS, you may also use the following keys (make sure that the /K+ option is set or defaulted): F11 and F12 ShiftF11 and ShiftF12 CtlF11 and CtlF12 AltF11 and AltF12 Just because you may have the keys on your keyboard doesn't necessarily mean that the BIOS routines support them. This is particularly true of replacement keyboards that have been purchased separately. Generally, if the keyboard is the one that came with the machine (and has F11 and F12), you probably have the BIOS support necessary to define these keys as "Hot Keys". .MasterLock Master Lock Hot Key This hot-key may be used to unconditionally engage the security lock. When this key is defined as a Screen Saver hot-key, it will be unavailable to any other running programs. Each time this key is pressed Screen Saver will lock the keyboard EVEN IF SCREEN SAVER WAS LOADED WITHOUT THE LOCK OPTION. Press a new key combination that will be used as the Master Lock hot-key. This key must be different than the key selected as the Screen Blanking Hot Key. Various other keys are not allowed to be used as a hot key. The list below shows which keys are eligible to be used as hot keys. HOT-KEYS THAT MAY BE USED F1 through F10 ShiftF1 through ShiftF10 CtlF1 through CtlF10 AltF1 through AltF10 CtlLeftArrow CtlRightArrow CtlEnd CtlPgUp CtlPgDn CtlHome Alt0 through Alt9 Alt- and Alt= AltA through AltZ If you computer has an enhanced keyboard that is supported through your hardware BIOS, you may also use the following keys (make sure that the /K+ option is set or defaulted): F11 and F12 ShiftF11 and ShiftF12 CtlF11 and CtlF12 AltF11 and AltF12 Just because you may have the keys on your keyboard doesn't necessarily mean that the BIOS routines support them. This is particularly true of replacement keyboards that have been purchased separately. Generally, if the keyboard is the one that came with the machine (and has F11 and F12), you probably have the BIOS support necessary to define these keys as "Hot Keys". :Password and Related Options .PasswordMenu Overview This menu allows you to select the password, whether the password is required to restore the screen after the lock engages, whether upper/lower case of the password is respected or ignored, the number of invalid passwords allowed when changing a password with SCSAVPSW and the number of invalid passwords allowed when the lock engages. The current value of each option is displayed next to each item. More detailed information is available by selecting the option and choosing HELP. To select an option category, either type the number shown next to the category, move the cursor-bar to the category and press ENTER or double-click on the category name. To return to the previous menu, click the RETURN box or press the ESCAPE key. .Password Select Password The password is used to unlock the keyboard when you have specified the LOCK or LOCKONLY option on the SCSAVER command line. When you have typed the new password (which is invisible as you type it), press return (or ENTER). The setup program will ask you to retype the password you have just entered. This is for verification purposes. If you mistype the password on either the first or second time, the password will not be changed. .PasswordForRestore Password Required for Restore When this option is checked and both the lock interval and the blank interval have expired, the screen will not be restored until after the correct password has been entered. To allow the screen to be restored ANY TIME a key is pressed, remove the check mark. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .IgnorePasswordCase Respect/Ignore Password Case When this option is checked, the case of alphabetic characters in the password will be respected (that is, upper and lower case letters are considered different). If not checked, then upper and lower case characters are considered equal (case ignored). This option is used when validating the password after the lock is engaged. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .CHANGELIMIT Invalid Password Change Limit The program SCSAVPSW will allow the password to be changed without changing other default parameters. SCSAVPSW requires the user enter the existing password before allowing a change. This value may be set to limit the number of invalid attempts at typing the existing password. A value of zero (0) will allow an unlimited number of invalid attempts. Enter a new value and press <ENTER> (or click OK) to define a new value. Use the (+) or (-) keys to increment or decrement the value. To leave this screen without changing the existing value, press <ESCAPE> (or click CANCEL). .UNLOCKLIMIT Unlock Password Attempt Limit After the security lock engages, the correct password must be entered to unlock the system. This value may be set to limit the number of invalid unlock attempts at typing the existing password. Once this number of invalid attempts have been made, the system will be stay locked and no further password attempts will be allowed for one hour (or until a cold-boot or power-off/power-on is performed). A value of zero (0) will allow an unlimited number of unlock attempts. Enter a new value and press <ENTER> (or click OK) to define a new value. Use the (+) or (-) keys to increment or decrement the value. To leave this screen without changing the existing value, press <ESCAPE> (or click CANCEL). :Inactivity Monitoring .MonitoringMenu Overview This menu allows you to select whether video activity and mouse activity are to be monitored when determining if the system is idle and to set the mouse sensitivity value. The current value of each option is displayed next to each item. More detailed information is available by selecting the option and choosing HELP. To select an option category, either type the number shown next to the category, move the cursor-bar to the category and press ENTER or double-click on the category name. To return to the previous menu, click the RETURN box or press the ESCAPE key. .VideoInterrupts Video Activity Monitoring When this option is checked, Screen Saver will reset its count-down timer each time a video operation is performed. Some programs constantly update the screen, even in an idle state. Frequently, this is to update an on-screen clock or some other information. This constant video updating may prevent Screen Saver from blanking the screen (since it thinks the system is busy). To prevent Screen Saver from resetting its blanking timer when a video operation is performed, remove the check mark. This can be helpful if you find that the screen doesn't blank at the selected interval while some programs are running. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .MouseInterrupts Mouse Activity Monitoring If Screen Saver has been loaded after your mouse driver program, checking this option will cause Screen Saver to reset its count-down timers whenever the mouse has been moved or clicked. If, for some reason, you want Screen Saver to ignore mouse movements, remove the check mark. Please note that, if you have already loaded the resident program without mouse activity monitoring (/M-) you will have to reboot your computer to enable mouse movement monitoring. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .SENSITIVITY Mouse Sensitivity This option controls how sensitive Screen Saver will be to mouse movement. You may want to increase this value if you find that the screen is being refreshed when you bump your desk or each time an earthquake hits. If you find that too much mouse movement is required to restore the screen, you may decrease this value. Enter a new value and press <ENTER> (or click OK) to define a new value. Use the (+) or (-) keys to increment or decrement the value. To leave this screen without changing the existing value, press <ESCAPE> (or click CANCEL). :Miscellaneous Options .MiscOptMenu Overview This menu allows you to select miscellaneous options such as whether the key pressed to restore the screen should be passed to the application, whether the system has an enhanced BIOS or an unusual VGA, whether the "quiet" option should be the system default and if keyboard "hooks" are to be trapped. The current value of each option is displayed next to each item. More detailed information is available by selecting the option and choosing HELP. To select an option category, either type the number shown next to the category, move the cursor-bar to the category and press ENTER or double-click on the category name. To return to the previous menu, click the RETURN box or press the ESCAPE key. .PassRestoreKey Pass Restore Key to Application With this option checked, after the screen has been blanked, any key pressed will restore the screen (unless the password is required for restore). The key that was pressed will be passed on to any application running (or DOS). If you would rather that the key you press to restore the screen NOT be passed to the application, remove the check mark. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .EnhancedKBD Enhanced Keyboard In order to recognize keys such as F11 and F12, your system must have an enhanced BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). Although Screen Saver usually will detect whether an enhanced BIOS is present, there may be some situations where this proves incompatible. With this box checked, Screen Saver will inspect your system and determine whether an enhanced BIOS is present. If you experience keyboard incompatibilities, you may need to remove the check-mark and force the older BIOS calls to be used (this will prevent the use of the F11 and F12 keys as hot-keys). To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .UnusualVGA Unusual VGA If your VGA system acts strange (rolling or producing graphics patterns) when the blanker engages, your VGA may not be entirely compatible. Checking this box will cause Screen Saver to use EGA-mode blanking techniques that may work better on your system. You should not check this box option unless you experience problems or on the advise of technical support. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .DefaultQuiet Default Quiet Mode This box, if checked, will cause Screen Saver to load with quiet mode as the default. Quiet mode normally will supress the display of parameter settings being loaded. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. .TrapKbHooks Trap Keyboard Interrupt Hooks When this option is turned on, Screen Saver will trap attempts to hook the keyboard interrupt. If you experience situations where the screen blanks even though the keyboard was in use (or if a keypress does not restore the screen), this option may correct the condition. Game programs and terminal emulators are known to cause this condition. To change this option, press the space bar to toggle the check mark in the box (or click the check box with the mouse). Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the option setting to the value it had before you changed it. : .SaveAnyway Exiting without saving If you have made any changes while running the setup program and then choose to exit without saving, you will be warned that the changes have not been saved and asked if you wish to exit anyway. To exit without saving, type Y (or click YES). Any changes made during setup will be ignored. Otherwise, press ESCAPE (or click NO) to return to the setup menu. .ReloadChanges Reload Changes After saving your changes, if Screen Saver is currently running (and the version matches that of the setup program), you will be asked if you wish to reload your changes into the currently resident version. To reload the changes, type Y (or click YES). Otherwise, press ESCAPE (or click NO). Remember, any changes made by the setup program will not take effect until reloaded or until your system has been rebooted. .PasswordVerified Password Verified The password you have just entered was correctly verified. Press CR (ENTER) (or click OK) to accept your new choice. Press ESCape (or click CANCEL) to restore the password to the value it had before you changed it.