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* OFFICE MAID Screen Saver *
* Written by Mark Qian *
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OFFICE MAID is a screen saver that allows its owners to
-- leave text messages on a moving screen;
-- leave user-defined voice messages(WAV files) through
either sound cards or PC-Speakers(users
can set the peloid of voice playing);
-- leave user-defined pictures(BMP files) on a moving screen
(users can switch pictures at a user defined period);
-- play user-defined movies(AVI file) on a moving screen
continually;
-- play user-defined music(WAV file) continually while
OFFICE MAID is enabled or EVEN after OFFICE MAID is
disabled -- while you are working!
-- record notes from their visitors;
-- protect their screen using password and so on.
New features added to version 4.7
-- Illustrate all existing BMP, WAV, and AVI files in all
drives.
That is, Office Maid will play (or display) them one at a
time(BMP and WAV files can be displayed and play in parallel);
-- Drive another regular program as a screen saver;
-- Flying Whatever feature allows users import their own BMP
as flying objects.
Important: Your comments are VERY IMPORTANT to the design of next
********* version of this program. In order to see a better version
sooner, please join the design of next version: EMail me
your comments about this program:
- What is NOT good enough?
- What do you wish to be in next version?
How to setup OFFICE MAID:
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1). Run CONTROL PANEL from your Program Manager in Windows;
2). Bring up Desktop from CONTROL PANEL;
3). Select Office Maid from NAME field of Screen Saver group in
Desktop window;
4). Click at Setup button in Screen Saver group;
5). Follow the instructions in section "How to use OFFICE MAID"
below to setup your favorite setting;
6). Exit Office Maid Setup screen;
7). Click at Test button in Screen Saver group to test what you
set;
8). Enjoy it!
How to use OFFICE MAID:
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1).Base modes:
There are three modes available:
Regular - OFFICE MAID will be interrupted by moving or
clicking mouse, or pressing any key.
Note - OFFICE MAID will pop up a dialog box either allowing
visitors to key in their notes or allowing owners
to exit OFFICE MAID.
Driver - Office Maid will launch the selected program when
Office Maid is enabled and shut the selected program
down when Office Maid is disabled.
2). How to leave a message on your screen:
To leave a message on your screen, you need to bring up setup
screen of OFFICE MAID from Desktop|Control panel of Windows. In
the setup screen you can key in your message that will be
displayed on the moving message box when OFFICE MAID is
launched. You can also select a built-in voice message from the
setup screen. There are some other features that provide a grade
flexibility.
3). How to allow your visitors to leave a note to you:
A visitor or coworkers can leave a note for you by interrupting
OFFICE MAID (moving or clicking mouse, or pressing any key). If
OFFICE MAID is set in the NOTE mode, it will pop up a dialog box
to allow your visitor to key in their note to you (up to
50 notes). The owner can setup a password to protect his/her
notes from being read by others.
4). How to define your own voice message:
You can import your own voice (in WAV files) from the second
setup screen [1] and even preview (hear) the voice before you
import it.
5). How to Demonstrate pictures on your screen:
You can display a series of pictures(up to 10 BMP files) by
enabling SWITCH PICTURE in the first setup screen (the main
screen) to switch them at a user-defined period.
6). How to play a piece of movie on you screen:
You can import a AVI file from the second setup screen
and check MOVIE option in the first setup screen.
OFFICE MAID will then play the movie continually when it
is enabled.
7). How to have you OFFICE MAID serve you with you favorite
music:
After you import your own music file (WAV file), you can either
have it to be played when OFFICE MAID is enabled, or EVEN have
the music continue after it is disabled -- while you are
working! -- just select MUSIC CONTINUE AFTER MAID IS DISABLED.
8). How to Illustrate all the BMP, WAV, and AVI files in the
drives connected to you computer (including Hard disk drives,
CD drives, network drives, and so on):
To illustrate a particular type of files, say BMP files, you
need to select the last item in the Picture list of your main
setup screen. you can also display which file is being
displayed by enabling SHOW NAME OF ILLUSTRATED FILE.
9). How to turn a regular continually-played program into a
screen saver:
If you have a program that can be run continually and you like
to use it as a screen saver, all you need to do is select DRIVER
mode and select the file you want to use as a screen saver from
the main setup screen. Office Maid will launch it when Office
Maid is enabled and terminate it when Office Maid is disabled.
10). How to use Flying Whatever:
Flying Whatever is an animation option that displays a variety
of user-imported BMP as flying objects. You need to select mode
Animation to enable this feature. you can import your own BMP
file as flying object by clicking at Define Animation.
Environment requirement:
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You need a sound card to play music while a PC speaker (with
PC-Speaker driver) only allows you play you voice message.
Movies will be showed without audio when a sound card is
not installed. To play a movie you do need a video driver.
To run OFFICE MAID, you need VBRUN300.DLL, ddeml.dll, and
mmsystem.dll.
TroubleShooting:
Q: I have downloaded your screen saver recently
and I was having a problem with getting it to work properly.
After initialising I get a message "... caused a general
protection fault in module VGA.DRV at 0001:0ca2".
A: Changed your screen drivber in winsetup to SVGA.
Registration information is available in the setup screen of this program.
Registration information is available in the setup screen of this program.
For more information, please contact the author in following ways:
a). EMail the author at markqian@aol.com through Internet;
b). EMail the author at Mark Qian through America Online;
c). EMail the author at CIS-mail 76463,1251 through CompuServe;
d). Mail the author at Mark Qian P.O. Box 390235, Mountain View, CA. 94039-0235 USA.
Author: Mark Qian.