Product Name: WallMaster Version: 1.2e OS: Windows 95 Type: POSTCARDWARE Description: A utility to help you getting full control of your desktop wallpaper Author: Edy Budiman e-mail: edy_bd@yahoo.com URL: http://come.to/twrs Installation: - If you receive this package as a ZIP file, unzip it using PKZIP or WinZIP and run the setup program (SETUP.EXE) - If you receive this package as a self-extracting EXE file (created with WinZIP Self-Extractor), just run the EXE file. *) If you use NotePad to view this document, maximize your Notepad window for best result For more complete information, please see the help file. FEATURES SUMMARY ---------------- - User friendly interface with context-sensitive help. - Allow you to create collections of your favorite wallpapers and customize it as you like. - Beside bitmap file, you can use JPG, GIF, PNG, PCX, TGA, PCD and ICO as your desktop wallpaper. - Support color reduction with image dithering to keep the image quality - You can program the desktop wallpaper to change automatically at a specifed time interval (e.g. every 10 minutes). - You can set the position of the wallpaper (tile, center, fit to screen, or custom). Since version 1.2a, you are able to auto fit the wallpaper (enhancement from "fit to screen" position). - Use system tray to ease you control the wallpaper anytime. - Ability to hide Windows desktop icons. - Preview window to preview your favorite wallpapers. No need to use a graphics viewer software just to view it. - You may also use WallMaster to change desktop wallpaper every Windows startup (see help for more information) - Support gamma correction for dark images DISTRIBUTION ------------ Distribution of this software is encouraged. Please inform me if you want to distribute it on a CD-ROM or other media, just to make sure you are including the latest version. And please do not modify the archive. HISTORY OF WALLMASTER --------------------- Version 1.2e - 04 Mar 1998 - Added gamma correction support - Few minor bug fixes Version 1.2d - 03 Mar 1998 (immediately replaced by version 1.2e) - Added feature to remove duplicate items in the showlist Version 1.2c - 28 Feb 1998 - Removed the threaded timer (contains BUG) - Support drag and drop any image file to the preview window - Added option to automatically remove invalid graphics file (usually incomplete image) from the showlist on runtime - New option: "Show Full Path" to show full path of wallpaper file names - Few enhancements Version 1.2b - New features added: * "Remove bad graphics" option to remove all bad graphics files (file no longer exists, empty/bad data, etc) from wallpaper showlist Thanks to Mark Holden (twoheads@pacbell.net) for this feature... * Drag and drop support; the showlist now accepts any files dropped from other window (Explorer, desktop, etc) Version 1.2a - immediately replaced by v1.2b - New features added: * "Auto fit" position to fit the wallpaper to entire screen but keeping the image ratio (enhancement from "Fit to screen" position), so your wallpaper will not look weird anymore * Ability to play sound file (WAV) when wallpaper changes * New option on the pop-up menu to change wallpaper position directly Version 1.1a - 18 Feb 1998 - Added keyboard shortcuts to speed up configuring wallpapers - Default wallpaper position has been changed to center, not tile anymore - New options: * Beep when wallpaper changes * Default directory for showlist file Version 1.0a - 12 Feb 1998 - First public release, still not fully tested