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- Phantastic Screensaver by Richard Fellner, Vienna
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- Hi, thanks for downloading the Phantastic Screensaver !
-
- The Phantastic Screensaver is a compilation of *7* nice
- screensaver-types I liked most during the last years,
- so I started programming them in *BORLAND DELPHI* by myself.
- You'll find
- - Moving pictures (highly configurable, currently supports
- .JPG-, *.BMP-,*.WMF and *.ICO-images
- (freeware version limited to 2 files).
- - a Fader (wipes out the screen in 4 directions).
- - a Fractal Painter
- - a "Rain simulator" (8 different modes)
- - a Screen Blender (smoothing between 2 selectable colors)
- - "crazy Balls"
- - "funky Clock"
-
- I welcome any feedback you may wish to provide that will help
- me to make the Phantastic Screensaver a truly entertaining
- product. You can contact me through the internet through
- my e-mail address r.fellner@xpoint.at or the FidoNet through
- my Point-Address 2:310/102.66. For the last releases check my
- homepage which also provides useful stuff about Delphi,
- Shiatsu, Music, Psychotherapy, Austria (where I come from)
- and tons of useful links:
-
- *** http://www.user.xpoint.at/r.fellner ***
-
- A great help for finding out and using the (like always:
- at important parts commonly undocumented :-((( ) functions
- provided by Micro$oft was Meik Weber, visit his homepage
- at http://www.europe.de/cebbs/weber if you like.
-
-
- IMPORTANT
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- You must accept the terms in the license agreement at the end of
- this document prior to installing, using or providing this
- software. Please read them carefully. Installing, using or
- providing this software indicates that you agree to the terms of
- the license.
-
- REGISTERING for FULL VERSION
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- You'll get an enhanced Version of the Screensaver by email after
- registering by paying USD 6,-. Please contact me if you'd like
- to register or send me an international cheque. If I could decide,
- I'd prefer CASH by snail-mail.
- You can also register ONLINE just by visiting
- https://www.evergreen-networks.com/register/100/104a.htm !
- (if your browser doesn't support secure transactions, just replace
- "https" with "http").
- AFTER DEC.97 registration will cost USD 10,-.
- However, you may use the shareware-version as long and on as
- many computers you like.
-
- INSTALLATION ..is easy:
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- 1) just copy PHANTAST.SCR and PHANTAST.INI into your windows
- directory.
- 2) Right click on the Win '95 desktop and select "properties".
- 3) Select "Screen Saver" and choose "Phantast" as your
- screensaver.
- 4) Click "Setup" to open the Configuration window of the saver.
- 5) Select the tab of the screensaver-type you desire and change
- it to a configuration you like. *)
- 6) Save the configuration.
- *) For configuring the .INI-Option of the picture-saver,
- you'll have to edit PHANTAST.INI, further explanations
- are given inside this file.
-
- HINT: You should configure Windows95 for enabling the maximum
- colors your System supports (eq True Color). Then you'll
- get the greatest results with Phantastic Screensaver.
-
-
- LEGAL STUFF / LICENSE:
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- The Phantastic Screensaver is copyrighted (c) by Richard Fellner,
- Pazmanitengasse 24, A-1020 Vienna, Austria, Tel. (+43)-1-2147807.
- You acknowledge that the Program is provided "as is" and
- "with all faults, defects and errors" and that all use of
- the Program is at your own full risk.
- I hereby grant you the right to provide this program on CD-ROMs,
- Shareware-disks, in shops or through networks as long as
- a) no money (for the program itself) is taken b) each file of
- the original ZIP-file is included and c) you informed me about it.
-
- KNOWN PROBLEMS:
- - some messages still german-only, even if english selected
- - Preview not available
-
- HISTORY:
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- 15.03.1997: first release (Version 0.8, Shareware Version)
- 20.03.1997 v0.9: shrinks big-sized bitmaps to fit on screen
- 21.03.1997 v1.0: first official uplodad to the internet !
- 26.03.1997 v1.1: - added RAIN mode and BLEND mode !
- - sensitivity to mouse events increased
- (screen saver finishes faster when moving mouse)
- 06.04.1997 v1.2: - enabled Fractal-Demomode in Shareware-Version also
- - reduced memory requirements
- - added additional configuration options
- - support of .WMF- and .ICO- Graphics
- - additional RAIN-modes
- 15.05.1997 v1.3: - additional RAIN-modes
- - increased mouse-sensitivity
- - Clock-mode eval.
- 26.06.1997 v1.4: - BALL-mode and CLOCK-mode: NEW !
- - fixed Registry-Error conc. Password functionality
- 28.06.1997 v1.41:- fixed random black border in ball-mode
- 15.07.1997 v1.5 :- added .JPG-support, some fixes,
- fractal mode improved.
- 18.07.1997 v1.51:- added Balloon-Hints, added missing translations
- and hints
- - Bugfix: "stucking" pictures or picture-borders
- 25.07.1997 v1.53:- speeded up picture-changings
- - optional display of filenames (reg'd version)
- - several bugfixes in "Picture"-Mode
-
- KNOWN PROBLEMS:
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- - configured values for fractal axes aren't handled properly in
- some cases. I'm not sure about the correct "translation" into
- other numeric formats (e.q. decimal separator "." instead of
- "," like here in Austria). Please tell me if configured values
- aren't calculated properly in your country.
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