¨ IdleWeb

About

IdleWeb is a screen saver module for Mac OS X that allows you to view websites while you aren't using your computer. URL's can also be dragged to the list of bookmarks from Safari.

Installation & Usage

The simplest way to install IdleWeb is by double clicking on its icon which will launch System Preferences. You will then be presented with a dialog that asks you who will use this screensaver (you or all the users on your computer). Once you've made a choice you can start using the screensaver immediatly.

IdleWeb will load a few websites by default. These can be changed in the preferences window. In addition to adding, deleting or modifying sites on the list you can also drag and drop a URL from Safari to the list.

There are other options which are explained below:

- Start scrolling after x seconds

Once the website is fully loaded, IdleWeb will wait the given amount of seconds until it starts scrolling. A value of 0 will start scrolling the page immediatly. Once the page has reached the bottom (or cannot be scrolled), the next page on the list will start loading.

- Scroll speed

Here you can set how fast the page should be scrolling. It can go from very slow (extreme left) to very fast (extreme right).

- Mode:

IdleWeb can work in 3 modes: normal, kiosk or desktop. When selecting Desktop mode, the screensaver will be loaded on your desktop. Kiosk mode works like Normal mode, except that to get out of the screensaver you'll need to either move the mouse or press the "escape" key. The arrow keys will allow you scroll the current page (up/down arrow) or go to the next/previous website (right/left arrow). All other keys are disabled in Kiosk mode.

Price

IdleWeb is donationware. Share it, but let us know before putting it on a CD-ROM for publication (magazines, ...).

To make a donation go to: http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=33D&&
You can also donate via PayPal. Find out how here: http://www.edot-studios.com/webgroups2/index.php?menu_item=258

Also, check out some of our other services at www.edot-studios.com

Thanks in advance!

Known issues

It is not recommended you use URLs that start with https.

Credits

Programmed by Jesus De Meyer

Contact & Support

e-mail:  jesus@edot-studios.com
website: http://www.edot-studios.com/

FAQ's

- I thought this screensaver was discontinued. What happened?

Due to the high demand and the introduction of Intel Macs we were forced to work on a new version of IdleWeb. Previous version of IdleWeb (version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) are NOT supported and will never be updated. Version 2.0 and higher are supported and in development.

- Why doesn't this version of IdleWeb support Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)?

We have several reasons but the most important one is that we are using some stuff only available in Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and higher.

Updates

* version 2.0

- Universal Binary (works on both PowerPC & Intel Macs)
- faster and more stable than previous versions
- added preliminary Kiosk mode
- added desktop mode (shows IdleWeb on the desktop)
- pages will now automatically scroll after they've been fully loaded
- scroll speed can be changed
- URL's from Safari can be dragged and dropped on the bookmarks list

License

YOU MAY USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ("E DOT STUDIOS") CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED TO YOUR COMPUTER. THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY IT BE PLACED ON ANY REMOVABLE MEDIA WITHOUT FIRST CONTACTING THE AUTHOR. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE 1 (ONE) COPY FOR BACK UP PURPOSES, INTERNET BACK UP OR UPLOADING THIS PRODUCT TO AN INTERNET DRIVE OR SERVER IS PROHIBITED.