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WALLWARP The ultimate (?) WallPaper manager.
Features :
- Switches your Windows WallPaper every xx minutes where xx can be between
1 and 120 minutes,
- It does not show them in any order, it uses a random pattern to switch
(although in a particular order could be useful, I'll think about it),
- Produces a sound (if you wish) when the wallpaper is switched,
and, you can tell WALLWARP which sound you want it to play,
- Can find your BMP's in a specified directory, so they don't mess up your
Windows directory,
- It accepts 'Drag & drop' files which it will show you one by one and ask
you if you want to move this file to your BMP directory, (sorry, this
works only on the same drive, maybe the next version can copy them)
- It writes your current wallpaper in the WIN.INI file so you will have the
same one when you restart Windows,
- Completely written in C : quick, small and seems to work on NT as well !,
- And that's it (for this release).
Just a quick and dirty "how to" :
- Create a directory to store the WALLWARP exe and two ".wav" files.
- Add WALLWARP.EXE to your startup-group.
- Everything else will be taken care of by WALLWARP, it has some build-in
defaults for the directory, time and sound-settings. Alter them if you need
and select 'Re-read INI' from WALLWARP's menu. Yes, it creates an INI file
(in your Windows directory) and you can edit it (the next version will give
you on-line INI modification).
Limitations :
- Since the BMP will be logged in your WIN.INI file, your 'BMPDirectory'
must be on a local disk or there's no startup wallpaper.
(sorry, Windows limitation .....)
- I'm not sure how to retrieve the dimensions of a BMP file, so put the
"TileWallPaper=" to 0 to show all your BMP's centered on the screen if
they're big, otherwise, make it centered.
Comming attractions :
- Somebody interested in writing C routines to convert GIF files to BMP ?
(Just drop a .GIF file on WALLWARP and it converts it on the fly ....)
- Copying files from any drive (maybe even the \\<server> paths)
And now for something completely different :
- This program is not Public Domain, Shareware, Freeware of whateverware;
it's Cardware. If you like the program and wish to let me know, send a
card to the address mentioned below. If you have any comments. suggestions,
enchantments or whatever, you can reach me at CompuServe : 71333,626 or
just the normal snail-mail.
Ferry Swinkels
Shepenstraat 31
2461 SN Langeraar (Ter Aar)
The Netherlands
- GRANT OF LICENSE. I hereby grant to you the right to use and to make an
unlimited number of copies of WALLWARP. However, you may not make any
profit out of this distribution/copying, other then a fee to cover the
basic costs. Please keep all files together when you distribute WALLWARP.
- COPYRIGHT. This software (WALLWARP) is owned by Ferry Swinkels and is
protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
You may not remove the copyright notice from any copy of this software.
- OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not rent or lease this software. You may not
reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble this software.
- NO WARRANTY. ANY USE BY YOU OF THIS SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. In no event shall I or anybody
else related to this program be liable for any damages whatsoever
(including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits,
business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary
loss) arising out of the use or inability to use this product.
- Included files : The included .WAV files can be found on several BBS's. I'm
not sure whether there's a copyright on them but since they are on BBS's,
I suppose there isn't.
- Revision history :
- 1.01 Random pattern repeated itself in some circumstances. Changed random-
routine a little bit.
- 1.00 First public release.
- 0.99 Final beta, added MENU features.
- 0.98 Second beta, added DRAG & DROP.
- 0.97 Never released, minor cosmetic changes.
- 0.96 Never released, minor cosmetic changes.
- 0.95 Never released, minor cosmetic changes.
- 0.94 First beta.
- <No previous versions released>.