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3aline Screensaver is a 32-bit Windows 95 screensaver which draws colorful, floating 3D shapes around your screen, creating beautiful designs while you are not using your computer.
Recommended minimum: 486 CPU, High Color or True Color. 256 color mode is not recommended.
General
The settings screens have some sliders which you may use to control the types of drawings 3aline does.
| Speed | The further the slider is to the right, the slower the shapes will be drawn. |
| Minimum Time per Drawing, Maximum Time per Drawing |
Use these to control how long the shapes are drawn before a new sequence is started. |
| How often to change the colors used | When a new drawing is started, the palette of colors used may be changed. Use this slider to control how often the colors change. |
| How many colors to use | If you prefer only a few colors to be used at a time, then have the slider towards the left. |
| How often to clear the screen | If you prefer the screen to be cleared more often so the shapes do not build up and fill the screen, then have the slider towards the right. |
| Transparency | Controls how often a scene will use transparent shapes. Whether or not to use transparency is decided each time the screen is cleared. If it is used, then a variety of levels of transparency is used. |
| Blank screen after specified period | If you are using automatic power-down, or perhaps overnight disk utilities such as back-up, then you may want the screensaver to cease disk activity after a while. |
| Add texture pattern | How often a detailed design is added to the background or shapes. |
These sliders allow you to specify how often particular shapes will be used relative to the others. For example, if you do not like cubes, have its slider all the way to the left. To have more spheres, move its slider to the right. There is also a slider to bias the size of the shapes to larger or smaller shapes. The Composite Shape is made up of 2 of the other shapes,
The smaller shapes are drawn in one of several paths:
| Curved | The shapes follow a curved path, sometimes spaced widely apart. |
| Straight lines | The shapes are drawn in straight lines, which occasionally change direction, creating a lattice-like design. |
| Spherical | The shapes are located on the surface of a large sphere. |
| Cylinder | The shapes are located on the surface of a long cylinder. |
| Spring | The shapes will curve like a spring. |
| Cube | The shapes are located on the surface of a long cylinder. |
| Cone | The shapes will form a cone standing up. |
| Draw a single large shape | Draws a larger patterned shape, sometimes in the shape of a shell, or a chess piece |
| None | The slider controls how often a single path of shapes is drawn, without symmetry. |
| Rotation | The shapes are drawn repeatedly around a circle. |
| Mirroring | The shapes are mirrored left to right, or top to bottom, or both. The type of mirroring is controlled by other sliders on the screen. |
| Change symmetry style between drawings. | The symmetry style (None, Rotation or Mirroring) is re-selected whenever the screen is cleared. You may also control how often it is altered when the shapes are changed even if the screen isn't cleared, although mixing the different styles may lead to a messier screen. |
Styles
| Single wall | Just a single wall, or pattern, covering the screen. |
| Tunnel | Like looking down a tunnel or tube. |
| Room, or Box | The shapes are surrounded by walls. |
| Landscape | A flat base, or plateau, along with a background wall are drawn. The colors used are designed to give a landscape-like appearance. |
Patterns
| Plain black | Just a black wall. To have a full black background all the time, slide this one all the way to the right, and the others to the left. You can also move the 'use same background' slider all the way to the right. |
| Black and white | A black and white checked pattern, or stripes. |
| 2 colors | A 2-color checked pattern, or stripes. |
| Multi-color | A range of colors are used to produce a pattern of diagonal stripes. |
| Patterned | Wavy patterns. |
| Fractal | A mandelbrot fractal design. |
| Background | If the slider is all the way to the left, then the background looks more like a room. Moving the slider further to the right increases the maximum angle at which the background may be drawn. |
| View from Above and Below, and also from the Sides | Having these sliders to the left means the shapes are viewed more 'straight on'. Increasing the angles causes the models to be view from an off-center position. |
| Squares | Walls are drawn using filled-squares, giving a flat full-color appearance. |
| Grid | Walls are drawn using lines, making the wall look like a grid. |
| Triangles & Grid | As above, but using triangles. |
| Shapes | Spheres, cubes etc are used to make the walls. |
| Bumpy | A rough surface texture is used, rather than a flat wall. |
3aline can display your own images on its background. The file formats supported are JPEG and Windows Bitmaps. JPEG images have file names ending in jpg, jpeg and jpe. Bitmaps end with bmp.
| Folders to search for images | This is the list of folders in
which 3aline will search for images. You can add a folder by
clicking the Add button and browsing to a folder, then click OK. If you only ever want one particular image to be displayed, you need to create a folder for it, and it must be the only image in that folder. |
| Add browser cache | For variety, you may like 3aline to display any images which happen to be in your browser cache of recently downloaded images. Only JPEG images are shown. 3aline will attempt to add the folders used for your browser cache. This may not be possible if you are using a browser other than Internet Explorer or Netscape, or if the location of the cache has moved from that expected by 3aline, eg a new version of the browser may store the cache somewhere else. If no folders are added, you can search for the cache or images and use the Add button. |
| How often to show images | Drag the slider to the right to have images displayed more often. The loading of an image may delay the startup of 3aline. |
| Merge with the background colors | Slide all the way to the left to have images displayed using their original colors. |
| Use a single image for the entire wall | If you prefer to see the images full size on a wall, slide all the way to the right. Otherwise, the image will also be tiled, using many smaller copies to make the wall. |
| Display order | Images can either be displayed at random, or sorted alphabetically. When sorted, the folders are sorted alphabetically, and all images in the first folder are displayed in order before the images of the second folder, and so on. 3aline remembers which image is next between runs. You can force it to restart at the first image by clicking on the button labeled "Start at first image next run". This only applies to the very next run, and subsequent runs will proceed through all the images, and then start again at the first. |
You may enter up to 9 text messages. They will displayed in 3D at random while the screensaver is running. How often they are displayed can be controlled by the Messages slider on the More Shapes tab. The default messages when you install the screensaver include your system's registered name, "3aline", and some repeated characters (dots and dashes). You may remove or change these messages. To delete a message, just clear the field by deleting its characters. The other messages will be moved up to fill the gaps automatically when you save them.
3aline Screensaver is time-limited "try before you buy" software, and is provided with a 14-day evaluation period. Occasionally while it is running, 3aline displays a message showing how many days to expiry there is. After 14 days, the reminders are shown more often.
On receipt of your registration fee, you will be emailed, faxed or mailed a code which will remove these messages, along with instructions on how to enter the code.
Your support through registration is appreciated and will encourage the development of additional features.
If you wish to use 3aline after 14 days, please send a payment of US$20.00.
The fastest and easiest way to order with MasterCard, Visa or Amex is to order online via the Web. Follow the Ordering Information links on the Seraline Web site, from http://www.seraline.com/3order.htm.
Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed by email to info@seraline.com.
Credit card payments may also be made directly to Seraline, using VISA, MasterCard, or Australian Bankcard. A printable order form in WordPad format is in the file order.doc, which can then be faxed or mailed to Seraline. An order form can also be printed from the Control Panel Setup screen. The details required are your name as shown on the card, credit card type, card number, card expiry date and your signature. These details can be mailed to Seraline in Australia at the address below.
When ordering directly from Seraline, credit cards are billed at exactly $25.00 Australian. For other currencies, the amount appearing on your card will depend on the foreign exchange rate at the time, and will vary around US$20.00.
Cheque payments can be sent to:
Seraline P/L,
P.O. Box 282,
Ryde,
NSW 2112,
Australia.
The cheque amount is US$20.00, or its equivalent in your local currency.
Other currencies:
Australian Dollars: $25.00
United Kingdom: 12.50 pounds.
Checks MUST be in your own
country's currency.
US Dollar checks MUST be drawn on a
US Bank.
EuroCheques must be in your own currency, not
$US or Australian.
Personal or company cheques in your own currency are accepted. Please make cheques payable to Seraline Pty Ltd.
In order to keep the cost of 3aline low, diskettes are not sent.
These prices and conditions are valid until 30th June 2001 for this version. Prices are subject to change with future versions.
If you have already paid a fee to others (eg disk or CD vendors) to obtain this evaluation copy, that fee was for their copying and distribution services, rather than a payment for continued use of the program, and Seraline does not receive any part of that fee.
3aline Screensaver is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by Seraline Pty Ltd. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by Australian copyright law and also by international treaty provisions.
The registration fee will license 3aline Screensaver for use on any computers in your home, and on one computer at work on which you are the main user.
Seraline Pty Ltd grants you a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed fourteen days. If you wish to use this software after the fourteen-day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration payment to Seraline Pty Ltd.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
Distribution license details for vendors are in the accompanying file VENDINFO.DIZ.
Seraline Pty Ltd may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Seraline Pty Ltd.
This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available on-line from http://www.seraline.com/faq.htm. Please consult this page before emailing for support.
Seraline provides its registered users with free support via email. If you have a question, please send an email message to support@seraline.com.
Other screensavers are available on Seraline's WWW Home Page:
Seraline Screensaver - displays an endless variety of colorful abstract-art-like images.
Seractal Screensaver - displays beautiful full-screen fractals.
Adrift Screensaver - draws floating lines across the screen, creating beautiful patterns.
Photo Mishmash Screensaver -Stretch, squeeze and swirl your own photos.
Serandom Screensaver - a screensaver manager, or randomizer, which allows you to specify how often and how long each of your selected screensavers should run.
If you used a full 3aline Setup procedure to install, then you will be able to uninstall 3aline by using Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs.
Otherwise, delete the file 3aline.scr from your Windows\System folder. You can find the file using Windows Explorer.
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 157-F Love Ave., Greenwood, IN 46142 USA, Fax 317-888-2195, or send email to omb@asp-shareware.org.
3ALINE SCREENSAVER IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE 3ALINE SCREENSAVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISKS AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NSW, AUSTRALIA, AND ANY ACTION BY EITHER PARTY SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT LOCATED IN NSW, AUSTRALIA.