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- Appendix for Explosiv 2.10
-
-
- Explanation of Command Line Switches
- and Display Parameters for DOS version
-
- This is the entire list of options supported by version
- 2.0 of the Explosiv screen saver. The interface was
- designed so that you will never have to know or use the
- majority of these options. However, they are all
- listed here for reference. The options that are useful
- to know are:
-
-
- Explosiv ; run the interface
- Explosiv - ; read the configuration file
- Explosiv on ; activate (normal, herc=text)
- Explosiv +on ; activate (animate,
- herc=graphics 0)
- Explosiv -on ; activate (blank,
- herc=graphics 1)
- Explosiv remove ; remove the tsr
-
- all the other options can be and should be controlled
- by the interface. A complete list of options is listed
- below:
-
- aranea - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the drawing and object level to increase the number
- of points drawn.
-
- blank - This is the only display that does not halt the
- underlying program when it is resident. The delay factor
- and object variable have no meaning. No mouse support
- is given to this display if it is resident.
-
- chaos - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the drawing and object level to increase the number
- of lines drawn.
-
- clock - This display is the only non-graphical display in
- Explosiv. For this reason it will be used whenever the
- video card is an mda. In fact, if an mda card is used
- then blank and clock are the only valid displays. All
- other displays except blank revert to the clock. Although
- a delay factor is not used an object level of 1 does
- signify that you wish the clock to be drawn with the
- standard rather than extended ascii character set.
-
- discus - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the movement of the image.
-
- fireworks - Show the named display. Use the delay factor
- to slow the drawing and the object level to increase
- the number of fireworks drawn at one time.
-
- flow - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the drawing.
-
- gyro - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the image and the object level to specify whether
- you want one specific object or a random selection.
-
- ifs - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the drawing and the object level to increase the
- number of points drawn.
-
- linus - Show the named display. Use the delay factor to
- slow the drawing. This display has the normal delay
- level. If an object level of one is given then two
- moires are drawn each in its own corner. If an object
- level of 2 is given then four moires are drawn in its
- own corner. If an object level of 3 is given then four
- moires are drawn, two will be in corners and two will
- be shifted closer to the center. If an object level of
- 4 is given then 8 moires are drawn. If an object level
- of 5 is given then 12 moires are drawn. If an object
- level of 6 or more is given then 16 moires are drawn.
-
- maze - This display uses the normal method of using the
- delay factor. The object variable has no effect.
-
- orchid - This display uses the normal method of using the
- delay factor. The object level relates to how many
- points will be drawn.
-
- random - This display has two different types of randomizing
- the displays. If the all parameter is not given then
- this display will randomly load a display when Explosiv
- is initially run. You will not be able to change this
- display until you remove and reinstall Explosiv. The
- second type of random is used when the all parameter
- is given. Then all displays ( except blank, clock and
- stars ) are loaded. Each time the screen saver becomes
- active a different display will be used.
-
- ricochet - This display uses the delay factor normally.
- The object level has no effect.
-
- serinde - This display uses the delay factor normally.
- The object level specifies how many points should be
- drawn.
-
- stars - This display does not use the delay factor. The
- object level controls how many stars are drawn.
-
- trees - This display uses the delay factor normally. The
- object level specifies how many secondary branches
- should be drawn. That is, how many branches should
- connect to the trunk of the tree.
-
- on - This option will turn the screen saver on. If the
- monitor is hercules then this also tells the screen
- saver to restore the screen to text mode. If the monitor
- is not hercules then this tells the screen saver to
- use the animation when possible and to blank the screen
- when it feels that the screen cannot be saved properly
- ( for example, in graphics modes ).
-
- +on - This option will turn the screen saver on. If the
- monitor is hercules then this also tells the screen
- saver to restore the screen to graphics mode ( page 0 ).
- If the monitor is not hercules then this tells the
- screen saver to use the animation when possible and not
- to screen save then it feels that the screen cannot be
- saved properly ( for example, in graphics modes ).
-
- -on - This option will turn the screen saver on. If the
- monitor is hercules then this also tells the screen
- saver to restore the screen to graphics mode ( page 1 ).
- If the monitor is not hercules then this tells the
- screen saver to blank the screen under all possible
- circumstances.
-
- off - This option will turn the screen saver off.
-
- +video - This option tells the screen saver that it
- should check for screen writes through bios. Any
- character that is written to the screen will reset the
- screen saver's timer.
-
- -video - This option tells the screen saver that it
- should not check for screen writes through the bios.
- Any character that is written to the screen will not
- reset the screen saver's timer. This option should be
- used if you are using some sort of RAM resident clock.
-
- all - This option is used to load all the displays, except
- blank, clock and stars into memory. You may then change
- the display at any time without reinstalling the screen
- saver. See the section on random for more details.
- Using this option adds about 12K to the resident screen
- saver size.
-
- mono - This option specifies that the display should be
- in monochrome.
-
- color - This option specifies that the display should be
- in color.
-
- d<n> - This option specifies the delay factor that should
- be used if required. Here <n> is a number from 1 to
- 255. By default, Explosiv will check your CPU and
- generally deduce the proper delay factor. This option
- should only be used if you find the default unreasonable.
- Run the command
- Explosiv ?
- to find the default delay for your CPU.
-
- m<n> - This option must be used if Explosiv is to become
- a screen saver. Here <n> ranges from 1 to 30 and
- refers to how many minutes of inactivity Explosiv
- should wait before activating.
-
- e<n> - This option specifies the object level. This
- value ranges from 1 to 9 where the default is 4. Not
- all displays use this option and those that do not
- always use it in the same way. See above for details.
-
- ? - This option will display the help screen. This will
- give you information such as hot keys, Explosiv direc-
- tory, monitor type, delay factor, multiplex number and
- some simple options to use.
-
- - - This option specifies to read the configuration
- file. Actually any argument not listed here will have
- the same effect. The screen saver will parse the
- command line. If an argument exists and no argument given
- is one of the ones listed here then Explosiv will read
- the configuration file.
-
- remove - This option tells Explosiv to remove the resident
- copy of the screen saver from memory. If this is not
- possible because other TSRs are loaded above Explosiv
- then a message will be printed and the screen saver
- will remain active and resident.
-
- vga - This option specifies that you wish to override the
- Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using a vga
- monitor.
-
- ega - This option specifies that you wish to override
- the Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using an
- ega monitor.
-
- mcga - This option specifies that you wish to override
- the Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using a
- mcga monitor. This option is functionally equivalent
- to cga.
-
- cga - This option specifies that you wish to override the
- Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using a cga
- monitor. This option is functionally equivalent to
- mcga.
-
- herc - This option specifies that you wish to override
- the Explosiv auto-detection and assume that you are
- using a hercules monitor.
-
- mda - This option specifies that you wish to override the
- Explosiv auto-detection and assume that you are using
- an mda monitor. If you are using mda then the only
- displays that will be valid are blank and clock. See
- the section on clock above.
-
- default - This option sets the screen saver to the default
- delay factor. Use this to reset a resident copy of the
- screen saver to the default setting.
-
- mem1 - This option tells explosiv to allocate 4K of memory
- to save the text buffer. This is the only valid option
- unless you have an EGA or VGA monitor. Explosiv will
- not be able to restore 43 or 50 line mode if you use
- this option.
-
- mem2 - This option is valid for a EGA or VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 8K of memory to save the text
- buffer. This will save 43 or 50 line mode but will not
- restore user defined fonts. This is the default for
- EGA.
-
- mem3 - This option is valid for a VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 8K of memory to save the text
- buffer or font table. If you are using 43 or 50 line
- mode then the full text buffer will be restored but
- user defined fonts will not. If you are running a 25
- line mode then user defined fonts will be restored.
- This is the default for VGA.
-
- mem4 - This option is valid for a VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 8K of memory to save the text
- buffer or font table. User defined fonts will be
- restored but 43 or 50 line mode will not.
-
- mem5 - This option is valid for a VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 12K of memory to save the text
- buffer and font table. User defined fonts will be
- restore as well as 43 or 50 line mode.
-