Windows 95 Secrets/Secrets2.iso/Desktop/Screen/WWSave/README.TXT

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WWSaver32 <ASP>
version 3.21
⌐1992-1997 All rights reserved
                          _______
By Don Bradner       ____|__     |               (R)
Arcata Pet        --|       |    |-------------------
600 F Street        |   ____|__  |  Association of
Arcata, CA  95521   |  |       |_|  Shareware
                    |__|   o   |    Professionals
                  -----|   |   |---------------------
                       |___|___|    MEMBER

[e-mail]
http://www.arcatapet.com
Compuserve: 76130,1007

The online help file is the primary documentation for WWSaver32.
This text document is meant primarily to get you started.

Contents of this file:

   I.  Program Description
  II.  Program Requirements
 III.  Installing WWSaver32
  IV.  Getting Started
   V.  Files and Uninstalling
  VI.  Troubleshooting
 VII.  Obtaining images
VIII.  Getting future upgrades
  IX.  Purchase and distribution
   X.  ASP Ombudsman Statement

I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.

WWSaver32 is a program for organizing and displaying images as
a custom screen saver.  You may use a number of standard image
formats:  GIF, PCX, TGA, TIF, PNG .ICO and .JPG. GIF, PCX and
PNG provide compression of 256-color images, and .JPG provides
compression for 16-million color images, thus saving disk space.

Images may be tiled (small images displayed in multiples to
fill the entire screen) or not, individually determined.  Each
non-tiled image may be precisely positioned anywhere on the
screen, or centered.  Non-tiled images may be resized
on-the-fly to full screen or a user-set dimension.  A universal
gamma correction option allows for display-time lightening or
darkening of images.

Multiple sets of images called "queues" may be built, with easy
changing of queues.  A image may appear in more than one queue.
Some program configuration items are maintained with the queue, others
are "Global."

Full documentation is included in the form of a Windows Help file.
When you desire help, press your F1 function key for context-sensitive
help, or press the help key if you are in a file dialog box.

An uninstall program and log are created when the program is
installed, making removal of the program easy.

WWSaver32 contains functions which can read and write the .GIF format,
which contains compression technology covered by U.S. Patent No.
4,558,302, owned by the Unisys corporation.  The author of WWSaver32 has
obtained a license from Unisys, and pays a royalty on each
registration, to use this technology. The following statement is
required by that license:

    "Use of this software is permitted only to the extent
    reasonably required to determine whether to purchase
    the software.

    "After payment is made, use of this software is limited
    to use on only a single personal computer or
    workstation which is not used as a server.  An
    additional payment is required for each use on
    another personal computer or workstation.

    "Only a single copy may be made of this software
    solely for backup or archival purposes.  The software
    may also be transferred to a single hard disk.

    "Any use of this software in violation of the above is
    not licensed.

    "For information concerning licensing the LZW
    compression and/or decompression capability, please
    contact:
        Unisys Corporation
        Welch Licensing Department - CISW19
        Township Line & Union Meeting Roads
        P.O. Box 500
        Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424"

II. Program requirements.

WWSaver32 requires an IBM compatible 486 or better, running
Windows 95, or Windows NT, with at least 12 megs of RAM and VGA
or better graphics.  Recommended: Pentium 90 with 16 or more
megs of RAM and accelerated graphics adapter.

Some operations require a mouse.

Graphics files can be quite large, particularly with
true-color, so a large hard disk is recommended.  WWSaver32 will
require 3 megs for program installation.

III. Installing WWSaver32

To install WWSaver32, run the included setup program.  If the
program is on a floppy disk, you can use File/Run in the Program
Manager and type a:\wwsetup or b:\wwsetup, whichever drive is involved.
You can use the same technique to run setup from a directory on your
hard drive by supplying the full path, such as c:\temp\wwsetup.
Alternatively you can use Explorer to find the files and
double-click on WWSETUP.EXE.

Windows 95/NT-4 users can use the "Add/Remove Programs" item in the
Control Panel to find and start WWSETUP.

IV.  Getting Started.

WWSaver32 is a normal screen saver, and you must use the Control
Panel Display Properties dialog to make it your screen saver or
to configure the program.  An easy way to get to this dialog is
to right-click an open area of the desktop and choose
"Properties."

Nothing will happen with WWSaver32 until you add some images to
the queue, or file list. Use Settings in the Display Properties
dialog (after having chosen WWSaver32 from the screen saver
list) Click the "folder" icon at the left end of the icon bar,
and then browse for image files to add to the image queue.
There will be normally be images in your Windows directory, and
you may have others which you have obtained.  If the images are
small ones which you would like to have "tiled," check that
option in the dialog.  After you have selected OK in the
dialog, you will see the files listed in the queue.

There are a number of options for how an image may be
displayed.  Look for these topics in the help file:
    Tiling.
    Resizing Wallpaper to fit Screen.
    Adjusting Wallapaper Placement.
    Gamma Adjustments.

Use the Entry Options, Exit Options, and Effects tabs of the
configuration dialog to set the screen saver operation.  Most
changes will be immediately reflected in the small copy of the
program running on the configuration dialog.

V.  FILES AND UNINSTALLING.

When WWSaver32 is installed, a program (UNINSTAL.EXE) and a data
file (INSTALL.LOG) are placed in the WWSaver32 directory.  The
following information is provided to aid in removing the
program in case those files are lost or damaged.

Files distributed with WWSaver32:

WWSETUP.EXE
This file contains all of the program files.  Running it will
install each of the files where they belong, and will also produce a
record and program that can be used to uninstall this package.

README.TXT
This text file, which explains the program.  It is placed outside
the main install program so that it is readable before the
program is installed.

VENDINFO.DIZ, FILEID.DIZ
Information files for shareware distributors and online
services.  These explain distribution rights and allowable
methods.

Files installed by WWSaver32:

Main Program directory files
WWSAVER32.HLP, GAMMA.PCX, README.TXT, UNINSTAL.EXE,
INSTALL.LOG, WWSAVER32.CNT

Windows\System directory files
COMCTL32.OCX, IK32.OCX, MFC40.DLL, MSVCRT40.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL,
MSVCIRT.DLL, WININET.DLL, OLEPRO32.DLL, OLEAUT32.DLL,
MSVBVM50.DLL, COMCAT.DLL, WWPLIB32.DLL, WWSAVER32.SCR

Registered users will have one additional file: WWP_REG.KEY.
This file must be in your WWSaver32 directory, and will keep the
startup shareware screen from appearing.  If you upgrade to a
new version of WWSaver32, do not delete this file - it will work
with all future versions.

Files created by WWSaver32:

WWPLUS32.BMP
This is a "temporary" file that WWSaver32 uses when the option
to make the last screen saver your wallpaper is chosen.  It
translates images into the necessary .BMP format, and then
tells Windows to use it as wallpaper.  It is located in the directory
pointed to by your TEMP variable; if you do not have TEMP
variable it will be in your WWSaver32 directory.  This location
can be changed in the program's configuration.

*.QU2
These are queue files used to store information about images in
a queue.  They do not have to be in any particular directory,
but the default is your WWSaver32 folder.  There is an
advantage in keeping all queues in one folder, because then
clicking on the active queue name in the configuration dialog
will popup a list of all queues for quick selection.

Uninstalling WWSaver32:

If the UNINSTAL.EXE program and INSTALL.LOG file have been left
intact in the WWSaver32 directory, running the program will
remove all files that were installed with WWSaver32.  The
uninstaller does not know anything about the .QU2 files and
others created by the program, so those require manual
deletion.  If the program is manually added to the Startup
group rather than via the installer, you must remove it
manually.   If the UNINSTAL program has been removed, use the
file list above to determine which files to remove.

VI.  Troubleshooting.

If WWSaver32 has been working fine, but suddenly will not load,
the queue file may have become corrupted.  The best option in
this case is to delete the QU2 file that the program was
using.  This will not affect the images, just the index, which
you can rebuild.  When WWSaver32 does not find the queue it
expects, it will use a queue called "Untitled."  If such a
queue actually exists that is the one that will be used.

Speed of program loading is related to the number of images in
a queue.  The maximum number of files in a queue is 6000, but
users with slower computers may wish to keep the number under
1000.

If you have an image that WWSaver32 will not display, it may be in a
format that cannot be used.  There are some variations of .GIF and
.PCX that are known to make problems for WWSaver32.  There are many
non-standard versions of JPEG that will cause problems.  If you can
load them into another image editing program you may be able to save
it in a usable format.

When WWSaver32 has a problem with an image, or can't find it,
the image is skipped.  If none of the images can be found, such
as when they are on a disconnected network drive, the program
will display a message box that it could not start.

VII. Obtaining image images.

Any image that can be displayed on your computer may be used as
image.  If you regularly use Computer BBS systems or online
sources such as Compuserve, America Online, or the internet,
you will find a wealth of images that can be downloaded.  These images
are usually in the .GIF or .JPG formats to reduce download time.

If you obtained this program on disk, there may be images included,
usually in an \images directory.

VIII.  Getting future Upgrades.

When you register WWSaver32 with the author, you will receive a copy of
the latest version and a registration key that removes the startup
screen.  That key file will work with future versions of the program,
so no upgrade fee will be required.  You will also receive a
registered copy of WWPlus32, a wallpaper utility which uses
WWSaver32 queues.

Current versions of WWSaver32 can always be found on Compuserve in
several forums, including WINSHARE, GRAPHSUP, PHOTOFORUM and EDRIVE.

The author maintains a current copy at
http://www.arcatapet.com/wwsaver32.html

Registered users who do not have online access may get a disk copy
from the author for a fee of $5 ($8 non-US).  Send a short note
indicating your registered status and requesting the latest copy.
Please use the same name under which you are registered.

IX.  Registration and Distribution.

WWSaver32 is shareware.  Free use is extended to any user for a
reasonable evaluation period;  this is typically 30 days.  If
use is continued, the program should be registered with the
author.  Registration fee is $29.95.  California registrants
please add $2.17 sales tax, and foreign registrants should
include $3.00 for airmail shipping.  All funds should be drawn
on a US Dollar account. A convenient form for registration is
included in the Help file (and may be printed from there).
Until you register, there will be an occasional screen at
program exit which asks you to register, which you will have to
respond to.  When you register, this annoyance will go away.
Otherwise, this version is complete and un-crippled in any way.

As a registration incentive, the author will provide on request two
free scanned images from your original prints or slides, when sent
with the registration.  You will also be cross-registered for
the use of WWPlus32, which is an extensive wallpaper utility that uses
WWSaver32 queues.  Download WWPlus32 from the author's website
and simply copy the registration key from WWSaver32 into the
WWPlus32 folder for immediate registration.

Commercial use:  WWSaver32 may be used commercially, as long as there is
a registered copy for each computer/terminal that is using it.
Bulk licensing is available.

You may freely distribute WWSaver32 as long as no fees are charged for
the program, and all necessary files are included. If you are a
registered user, do not distribute the file WWP_REG.KEY, which
identifies you as the user (This identification shows up in the
"About" box).

X. ASP Ombudman Statement

This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members'
products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road,
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX [phone] or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536