Sleeper version 1.2 by A.C. Barentyne (c) 1997, Paradigms Lost ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents of the zip: The zip file Sleeper.zip should contain the following files: Sleeper.exe : Main program file Sleeper.txt : This file ----------------------------------------------------------------- Installing the program: This program is distributed as a Zip compressed file. Unzip the file, using WinZip, or some other PKZIP compliant decompression utility, into any directory. If you wish to have Sleeper run at startup, create a shortcut to it in you Start Menu, under the Startup folder. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Uninstalling the program: Delete the files listed above. The program also writes a registry entry under the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER//Software//Paradigms Lost//Sleeper You may freely delete this key. -------------------------------------------------------------------- System requirements: Any computer running Windows95 or WindowsNT 3.51 or later should have no problems running the Sleeper program. If you do have any problems, please let me know. See 'Questions, comments, and bugs' below. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions: Run the program. An icon will appear in your system tray (the inset in the taskbar where the clock and speaker may appear). Right click on the icon to see the menu, or double left click to cut straight to the settings dialog. The icon indicates the current state of the Sleeper program. A yellow exclamation point indicates Sleeper is watching the cursor location. A green exclamation point indicates the screen saver is about to activate. This will last for 2 seconds, allowing you to change your mind. A red exclamation point indicates Sleeper is blocking the screen saver from running. The program switches between these states based on cursor position on the screen. In the Settings dialog, you define a Sleep Now corner and a Sleep Never corner. If the cursor is in the Sleep Now corner, Sleeper will run the screen saver. If the cursor is in the Sleep Never corner, Sleeper will block the screen saver. A large yellow question mark indicates the program is inactive, and is no longer watching the mouse. This state occurs when the Sleeper Active menu setting is turned off. The Settings dialog also has options to allow you to change the size of the corners (in pixels), or to run the screen saver at startup. This last was added to give an extra level of security to systems, allowing them to lock the desktops behind password-protected screen savers right from the start. There has also been a command line switch added to the program. If you add "-noshow" to the command line, the icon will not be added to the system tray. Be careful when you do this, as you won't be able to change the settings without killing the program using the system task list. The icons will still appear when the program is blocking the screen saver or getting ready to run it. An example command line is: c:\program files\accessories\Sleeper.exe -noshow To use this, create a shortcut to the program, then add the -noshow switch to the end of the command line that appears on the 'Shortcut' tab of the 'Properties' page. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions, Comments, Bugs? If you have anything to say, please do so. My email address is: baren@ix.netcom.com I'd be particularly interested in any bugs you may come across. But my email box is also open to any glowing praise or suggestions for future versions you care to share with me. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution: This program is Freeware. However, it is not in the public domain; Paradigms Lost maintains the copyright to this program, and all rights associated with it, as defined by US Copyright laws. You may freely distribute this program, as long as you include this text file with the program. You may not charge to distribute this program. If you wish to distribute it on a BBS or a commercially available CD-ROM, or other charged medium, please contact me. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Version info: This is officially version 1.2 of the Sleeper program. Changes since 1.1: * Fixed a problem using common controls under Windows NT. * Added the -noshow command line switch * Added the Launch screen saver at startup option Changes since 1.0: * Fixed a bug involving changing screen sizes (such as with QuickRes) while Sleeper was running. It never read the changes, resulting in messed up corner sizes. * Added a corner sizing control to the Settings dialog. Corner size can now be anywhere from one to 60 pixels. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you very much for trying out this program. If you like it, you may want to check out the other software available at my web site: http://www.netcom.com/~baren/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Known bugs: There could potentially be a problem with Virtual Screens. If anyone out there has one, let me how you fare with the program. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard disclaimer: This program is provided "As is", with no guarantees of usefulness or productivity. The author, A.C. Barentyne, and Paradigms Lost Software bear no responsibility for damage to your system resulting from the use of this program. If you do not agree with these terms, do not install the program. Use of the program implicitly means you have agreed to these terms. That said, the program is safe and stable. There shouldn't be any problems, but I can't make any guarantees. -------------------------------------------------------------------- A.C. Barentyne -- Paradigms Lost 3/15/97