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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Screen Blanker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Screen Blanker is an easy to use utility to save your screen from damage.
Screen Blanker monitors your mouse and keyboard and if you do not make any
inputs for a certain time (blank time) the screen is blanked. You can change
the blank time and select blanking actions in the Settings dialog. When the
screen is blanked Screen Blanker chooses one of the selected blanking actions.
If no blanking action is selected the screen will be just blanked. If you start
Screen Blanker with the parameter '-' (minus sign) the Screen Blanker window is
automatically hidden. It is a good idea to start Screen Blanker automatically
when booting your system (e.g. from the Startup folder). If you want to blank
your Screen immediately choose the Blank screen command from the Options menu
or move the mouse pointer to the blank corner of your screen. Screen Blanker
does not become active in full screen DOS and Windows sessions.
Related information:
Copyright notice
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Screen Blanker
Version 2.3
All rights reserved.
Copyright (C) Peter Wansch, 1994
April 28, 1994
Vienna, Austria
To register Blanker, please send 15$ (cash) to:
Peter Wansch
37 Hagenbachgasse
St. Andrae-Woerdern, A 3423
AUSTRIA
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Options menu to change the settings of Screen Blanker, to activate or
de-activate it or to blank the screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Help for Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose the Settings command to change the Screen Blanker settings.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.1. Help for Settings dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialogs lets you change the Screen Blanker settings such as blank time,
mouse sensing and the selected blanking actions.
Related information:
Help for Minutes
Help for Seconds
Help for Mouse sensing
Help for Hot corners
Help for Blank Full Screen OS/2 sessions
Help for Low priority
Help for Animation
Help for Corner size
Help for Bouncing bitmap (OS/2)
Help for Bouncing bitmap (IBM)
Help for Time and date
Help for Puzzle
Help for User bitmap
Help for Stagehand
Help for Kitten
Help for Starfield
Help for Torch
Help for Fortunes
Help for Icons
Help for Blank corner
Help for Don't blank corner
Help for Password
Help for Password entry field
Help for Lock at program start
Help for OK
Help for Cancel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.2. Help for Minutes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this spin button to set the blank time (minutes).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.3. Help for Seconds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this spin button to set the blank time (seconds).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.4. Help for Mouse sensing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this box if you want Screen Blanker to sense mouse movements while the
screen is blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.5. Help for Hot corners ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this box if you want to activate hot corners. If this box is checked and
you move your mouse pointer to the blank hot corner of the screen, the screen
will be blanked immediately. If this box is checked the screen will not be
blanked if your mouse pointer is in the don't blank corner of your screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.6. Help for Blank Full Screen OS/2 sessions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this box if you want to extend screen blanking to Full Screen OS/2
sessions. When you work in a Full Screen OS/2 session and the blank time
elapses blanker switches back to the Desktop and activates one of the selected
blanking actions.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.7. Help for Low priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this box if you want Screen Blanker to run on low CPU priority during
the blanking action. This might be necessary if you use background
communication programs. However screen animation will become less smooth if
this option is selected and you run CPU intensive background programs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.8. Help for Animation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This slider lets you select the animation speed for the blanking actions.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.9. Help for Corner size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This slider lets you select the size of the hot corners.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.10. Help for Bouncing bitmap (OS/2) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Bouncing bitmap (OS2) blanking action displays the OS/2 Version 2 logo
while the screen is blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.11. Help for Bouncing bitmap (IBM) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Bouncing bitmap (IBM) blanking action displays the IBM logo while the
screen is blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.12. Help for Time and date ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Time and date blanking action displays the current time and date while the
screen is blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.13. Help for Puzzle ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Puzzle blanking action scrambles the screen like a puzzle.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.14. Help for User bitmap ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The User bitmap blanking displays the user defined bitmap at random positions
while the screen is blanked. The user defined bitmap is stored in the file
BLANKER.BMP in the Screen Blanker directory. You can use any OS/2 Version 2 or
Windows standard bitmap. If the dimensions of the bitmap exceed the dimensions
of the screen the bitmap is not loaded.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.15. Help for Stagehand ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Stagehand blanking action displays a helping hand to blank your screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.16. Help for Kitten ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Kitten blanking action displays a kitten chasing a ball while the screen is
blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.17. Help for Starfield ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Exploding stars blanking action displays a starfield while the screen is
blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.18. Help for Torch ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Torch blanking action displays a torch light on your screen while it is
blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.19. Help for Fortunes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Fortunes blanking action displays Fortunes at random postions on your
screen while it is blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.20. Help for Icons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Icons blanking action displays the icons of the currently open applications
at random postions on your screen while it is blanked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.21. Help for Blank corner ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select a button to choose the corresponding blank corner on the screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.22. Help for Don't blank corner ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select a button to choose the corresponding don't blank corner on the screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.23. Help for Password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this box if you want to have password protection. The default password
is PASSWORD. A password may be up to 12 characters long. Passwords are
case-sensitive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.24. Help for Password entry field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter a password of your choice. When the screen is unblanked and Password is
selected, you have to enter the correct password and press Enter.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.25. Help for Lock at program start ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this box if you want to lock Blanker at program start.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.26. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK button closes the Settings dialog and the changed settings become
active.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.27. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel button closes the Settings dialog. Any changes that were made are
discarded.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Help for Blank screen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Blank screen to blank the screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Help for Active ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this Option if you want to activate screen blanking.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Help menu to obtain help information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Help index to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of
the help information that is available.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Help for General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose General help to get general help for the program. General help provides
general information about Screen Blanker.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Keys help to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.1. Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CONTROL KEYS
Ctrl+A
Activates/Deactivates screen blanking.
Ctrl+S
Views the settings dialog.
F1
Gets help
Esc
Views previous Help panel or ends help if only one panel has been
viewed.
Alt+F4
Ends help or ends program.
SYSTEM KEYS
Alt+Esc
Switches to the next program.
Ctrl+Esc
Switches to the Window List.
WINDOW KEYS
Underlined letter
Moves among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or
executes the function chosen.
Alt+Underlined letter
Executes the function chosen immediately.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Help for Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Using help to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Help for Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Product information to view a dialog that displays information about
Screen Blanker, such as version number and copyright notice.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.1. Help for Product information dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog displays information about Screen Blanker, such as version number
and copyright notice.
Related information:
Help for OK
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK button closes the product information dialog.