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- WakeUp.
- Version 1.3.
- "for your convenience...".
- Copyright © 1994 by Rickard Andersson.
- All Rights Reserved.
- Shareware, for private use pay $5 in cash or
- for site licence (unlimited number of users) pay $25 preferable in cash.
-
-
- WHY USE IT:
- The "WakeUp" and "WakeUp Daemon" adds two features to your screen saver:
- • Ability to use the microphone to wake the screen saver from its sleep.
- • Ability to play a user-selected sound when the screen saver wakes up
- from sleep.
-
-
- WHAT DOES IT REQUIRE:
- • You must have system 7 or above.
- • You must have support for SoundInputDevices to be able to use the microphone.
- • Your screen saver must support the SAVR and SAVC selectors. Some of the
- screen savers that support these selectors are "AfterDark", "BasicBlack" and
- "Dark side of the Mac".
-
-
- HOW TO INSTALL IT:
- Put the "WakeUp Daemon" extension into the system extension folder or just
- drag&drop it on the system folder. When the "WakeUp Daemon" extension is placed
- in the system extension folder, you have to reboot before the "WakeUp Daemon"
- starts working.
-
- As soon as the system is rebooted the "WakeUp Daemon" is active. You will not
- notice it because it's a "faceless background application". It doesn't have any
- menus or windows that are visible on the screen. It will do its work without
- being seen.
-
-
- HOW TO USE ALL FEATURES:
- Use the "WakeUp" application, to change the settings that the "WakeUp Daemon"
- extension uses. The "WakeUp" application shows a window with information and
- preference settings.
-
- • You can set the microphone input level with a slider,
- to a value between 'Off' and 'Sensitive'.
- • You can turn the option to play a sound, on/off.
- • You can choose a user-selected system7 sound file.
-
- As long as your screen saver is awake, the "WakeUp Daemon" extension isn't doing
- anything. At the time the screen saver is turned on, it tells "WakeUp Daemon" to
- start monitoring the microphone for a sound input. When "WakeUp Daemon" detects
- a sound input, it tells the screen saver to turn itself off. Then "WakeUp Daemon"
- stops monitoring the microphone, until the whole thing starts again.
-
- The only way to quit the "WakeUp Daemon" extension is to send it a 'quit'
- AppleEvent.
-
-
- WHY DOESN'T IT WORK:
- • Your screen saver doesn't support the SAVR and SAVC selectors, so "WakeUp
- Daemon" will not be able to detect if the screen saver has been turned on.
- (Try to use some of the screen savers that support the SAVR and SAVC selectors.)
-
- • Your screen saver is using a module or feature that uses the sound input
- device, so "WakeUp Daemon" can't use the sound input device. (Try to turn off
- the other program that is using the sound input device.)
-
- • Your screen saver is in password mode, so "WakeUp Daemon" will not be able to
- wake the screen saver. (Obviously I can't override the security of the password
- mode,at least not in a simple way :-)
-
-
- FEATURES IN THE FUTURE:
- I'm not planning to add many features to this application. I think there are to
- many applications already, that tries to do everything and because of that
- drowns the initial feature. Some improvements that can be installed are:
- • Option to check if the startup icon shall be visible.
- • Make password inputbox visible when a screen saver is in password mode.
- • Checking of sound input level asyncronously.
- • Support of AIFF sound files.
- • Support of Drag&Drop when selecting sound file.
-
-
- SHAREWARE TERMS:
- This is a shareware product.
- You are free to distribute this product to anyone, as long as the README
- document is included and neither the programs or the README document is changed.
- Because this is a shareware product, you have to send in a shareware fee if
- you find the product useful and want to keep a copy.
- • For private use send in a shareware fee of $5 in cash.
- • For site licence (unlimited number of users) send in $25 (preferable in cash).
-
-
- If you have any suggestions, questions or bug reports, please feel free to
- contact me in the following ways.
- • Mail:
- Rickard Andersson
- Arrendegatan 59
- S-583 31 LINKÖPING
- SWEDEN
- • E-Mail:
- rickard@softlab.se
-
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
- 1.3 - 05 October 1994 - Final-release.
- • Second version to go public.
-
- 1.2b5 - 24 September 1994 - Beta-release.
- • Found yet another bug, this one could close the wrong resource in some cases.
- • Added detection for the Cmd-W key.
-
- 1.2b4 - 30 August 1994 - Beta-release.
- • Moved some code around to avoid running out of heap space.
- • Increased memory partitions.
-
- 1.2b3 - 20 August 1994 - Beta-release.
- • Increased heap to remove memory problem.
- • Yet tighter code.
- • Hold down 'Command'+'Shift'+'r' to see the special about message.
-
- 1.2b2 - 11 August 1994 - Beta-release.
- • No unnecessary locking of the sound file.
- • Tighter code.
- • The About box has a inverting color feature.
-
- 1.2b1 - 03 August 1994 - Beta-release.
- • Redesign of the user-interface with better application switching.
- • Use of slider for control of the sound input level.
- • Now we can play a user-selected sound when the screen saver wakes up.
-
- 1.1 - 22 February 1994 - Final-release.
- • New address, phone number and e-mail address.
-
- 1.0b3 - 16 February 1994 - Beta-release.
- • Removed a small but nasty bug, regarding memory allocation.
- • Minimised the memory requirements.
-
- 1.0b2 - 12 February 1994 - Beta-release.
- • New feature, the daemon can be turned on/off from the application.
- • Balloon help for the "WakeUp" dialog.
-
- 1.0b1 - 06 February 1994 - Beta-release.
- • Everything works for now. (Hopefully no bugs will come crawling...)
-
-
- WITH A LITTLE HELP OF MY FRIENDS:
- Thanks to the following persons for beta-testing of the program, ideas of
- improvements & discussions about computer related questions (and life in
- general).
- It's much more fun to develop something with a little response...
- • Mason Bliss, Author of the screen saver "BasicBlack", Tests on a Quadra 610.
- • Olof Edlund, PC ?!.
- • Christer Ericsson, Tests on PowerMac 7100 with AfterDark.
- • Henrik Lärk, Tests on LC with BasicBlack.
- • Glenn R. Howes, Author of "Control Slider", I used his CDEF with some changes.
- • François Pottier, Author of the background enchanter "Décor".
- • Tom Van Vleck, Tests on Quadra 950 with AfterDark.
- • Lloyd Wood, Author of the "Macintosh screen saver FAQ" document.
- • Johan Wretborn, Tests on a IIVx with BasicBlack.
- • Jon Wätte, Author of "Talking Clock Pro", I used some of his source code.
-
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
- This software is NOT in the public domain; rather it is Copyright ©1994 by
- Rickard Andersson. You may freely copy and distribute this software, provided
- that you do not sell it for profit. This software MAY be included in any disk
- or CD-ROM library of public domain and shareware software sold by a NON-PROFIT
- organisation provided that the author is receiving a copy of the non-profit
- product. This software MAY be included in any commercial software collection
- sold for profit, provided that the author is receiving a copy of the commercial
- product. This software MAY be bundled with any commercial software, hardware,
- books or other media, provided that the author is receiving a copy of the
- commercial product. Whenever distributed, the "WakeUp" and "WakeUp Daemon"
- applications must be accompanied by this documentation file IN FULL.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
- The author, Rickard Andersson, makes no warranties, either express or implied,
- regarding the fitness of the "WakeUp" and "WakeUp Daemon" applications for any
- particular purpose. Use the "WakeUp" and "WakeUp Daemon" applications at your
- own risk. The author claims no liability for data loss or other problems
- caused directly or indirectly by the "WakeUp" and "WakeUp Daemon" applications.
-
-
- SHARE AND ENJOY
-