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COMMANDS

ICON
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION

SHORTCUTS

cimage.gif (199 bytes) Defines an image (Set Image, Desktop, Wallpaper) or text message (Set Text).
Set Image button opens dialog for loading bmp/jpg image.
By clicking on Desktop button you are defining so called "runtime desktop" as one of images to be used in a screen saver. Runtime desktop means that your screen saver will first take a screen shot of a desktop on the computer where it is running and use that image later.
By clicking on Wallpaper button you are defining so called "runtime wallpaper" as one of images to be used in a screen saver. Runtime wallpaper means that your screen saver will use wallpaper image from the computer where it is running.
Set Text button is a switch. It disables controls related to image definition and enables controls related to text message definition. You can set text attributes like font, size, colour, or make it have transparent background.
cshow.gif (202 bytes) Shows image or text. Choose an image or text from a list, click on Position button to set its upper left corner coordinates, finally click Ok.
Under Position option button you can choose between exact coordinates, center, or random position for showing an image or text on the screen. You can choose one of many available transition effects. Tile and Stretch are full screen size effects so when you choose one of them all other options in this dialog become unavailable. The rest are image size transition effects, 61 in total to choose from, with special possibility to set random transition effect.
Use Pause slider to fine tune transition speed with min. position meaning the fastest execution and max. position meaning the slowest.
We could classify transition effects to following 17 types: fade from black, dissolve/squares, box, cross, blinds, random bars, alternate bands, checkerboard, zig-zag, cover, uncover, wipe, shift, split, split scroll, strips, diagonal split.
If Restore after hide option is checked, eventual later Hide command for that image/text will restore background image to state before using Show command.
By clicking on New image button you can call Image dialog without leaving Show dialog.
cmove.gif (200 bytes) Moves image or text from one place to another at any speed. Choose an image or text from a list, click on Position button to set its upper left corner starting and ending coordinates, finally click Ok.
Under Position option button you can define start and end coordinates for a trajectory at exact, center, or random positions.
If Keep while moving option is checked, image/text being moved will just "float" above background keeping it intact in the moving process.
If Restore after hide option is checked, eventual later Hide command for that image/text will restore background image to state before using Move command.
By clicking on New image button you can call Image dialog without leaving Move dialog.
chide.gif (179 bytes) Hides image/text you select from the list.
Restores background to state prior to Show or Move commands, but only if Restore after hide option was enabled in those commands.
cwait.gif (165 bytes) Defines pause before screen saver continues to run.
ccls.gif (104 bytes) Clears screen. You can define background color for that cleared screen.
crepeat.gif (152 bytes) Marks the beginning of the commands sequence that you want to be repeated.
cuntil.gif (151 bytes) Defines end of the commands sequence that you want to be repeated from 1 to loop times. You can define how many times you want that sequence to be repeated, or set an infinite loop.
cline.gif (100 bytes) Draws a line between two coordinates. You can define exact coordinates (or make them random), color and style (solid, dot, dash etc.)
This simple command can be used for various interesting effects.
cmulti.gif (255 bytes) Defines media file to be included in screen saver.
Active ScreenSaver Builder supports wav and avi media file types.
cplay.gif (132 bytes) Plays previously defined media file. If necessary, screen saver execution can be stopped temporarily while media file is being played once or several times.
Find Wait/No wait, Repeat and Position controls under the Settings button.
cstop.gif (121 bytes) Stops playing selected media file.
ccomment.gif (184 bytes) Inserts a line with your comment.
Very important command. Use it to mark different parts of your screen saver.
curl.gif (216 bytes) Activates URL keyboard monitoring.
Enter a web page URL and choose a hotkey. From that point in screen saver execution if user presses appropriate hotkey, screen saver not only stops running but it also automatically opens default browser on a target computer with designated web page - great marketing tool!
Though you can use this command as many times as you like, please note that only one URL/hotkey combination may be active at any given time.
URL keyboard monitoring is going to be active all the way in screen saver execution until there is an URL command with Disable URL Monitoring option checked.
All commands have optional comment that will be shown immediately after command name in ssd file.

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