This document contains all information you need to install and use MacDim.
1 What is MacDim?
MacDim is a beautiful and memory efficient screensaver.
MacDim will protect your screen from burn-in and a too high power consumption. Monitors that support power saving can be turned off. MacDim also supports password protection and launching of MacDim modules and other programs.
MacDim is FREEWARE!
This means you may copy it freely, give it to your friends, put it on any CD-ROMs etc.
You do not have to pay anything to use MacDim.
2 Installation
MacDim is a control panel. To install it, just drop it on the system folder icon. The system will automatically place it in the right folder. Restart your computer to make it load at startup. The MacDim icon will be visible at the bottom of the main screen if the dimmer loads correctly. To temporarily disable MacDim, press the mouse button during startup.
Put the MacDim Modules folder anywhere on your hard disk.
Avoid using multiple screensavers at the same time. MacDim is however compatible with the Energy Saver control panel.
3 System requirements
MacDim works on all Macintosh computers with system 7.0 or later and Color QuickDraw.
Black/white monitors can not be dimmed but if they support power saving they can be turned off.
Grayscale monitors should work just fine.
4 Obtaining MacDim Modules
Several new MacDim modules are now released. Download them at the MacDim module page:
http://www.ibrium.se/macdim/modules.html
5 Configuration of MacDim
A new help system has been developed. Point at any button or object to get some information about it.
There are five features that can be activated / deactivated separately.
Each feature has its own settings. Feel free to explore!
- Dimming
The screen becomes darker after a while or on demand.
- Program / module launching
A MacDim module or almost any other program or file is launched.
- Monitor sleep / power-off
MacDim supports all three levels of monitor energy saving.
- Password protection
Are you working with a password-protected document? The only way to bypass MacDim is to restart the computer.
- Gamma toggle hotkey
Do you want to quickly decrease the brightness of your screen for a while? With this hotkey you can dim your screen while woking.
6 Known Conflicts
If you have an AV Macintosh you could experience some problems with dimming.
Press the command key and click on the MacDim info icon to get to the experts page where a fix can be enabled or disabled.
7 What's new?
• New in v2.1:
- Added Never as an option in Dim and Launch time
- Fixed some bugs related to the module list
- Added a web-link in the info-window
• New in v2.0.1:
- Fixed a memory bug which could affect the Monitor and Sound control panel
• New in v2.0:
- New interface
- Gamma toggle hotkey
- Separate corners for dimming and module launching