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A little documentation to go with the program .....
This screen-saver is rather unusual as it really is a screen-saver, not a screen-burner !!!
It generates over 2000 different geometric curves and these are displayed in a random order on the screen. As the curves are displayed, the colour varies gradually and this looks best in high colour or better.
There are several configurable options :-
The graphics speed can be varied - enter the number of images per second. Valid values are between 1 and 1000, but the actual upper limit is really determined by the graphic card ...
You can vary the size of the object, expressed as the percentage of screen resolution. The default is 8%. Valid values are between 0 and 500. The size is as a percentage, so that you do not need to re-configure the screen-saver every time you change the resolution.
If the size is entered as 0 (zero), then a dot is displayed, instead of a shape.
The 'Completion Delay' option enables you to specify the time (in seconds) that the completed curve remains on the screen before the next curve starts. This can be anything between 0 and 60 seconds.
The 'Colour Option' needs a bit of explaining ...
Because of various (somewhat boring and technical) reasons, it can appear as if the colour selected for the shape is too dark (which doesn't look very good on a black background). If this is the case and it bothers you, select a lower colour setting. This will cause the number of colours used to be slightly reduced, but at least they will all be visible. In severe cases, use the 'low' setting.
There are eight different shapes that can be displayed. Check the one(s) you want in the box to the left of the shape name. If only one shape is selected, then that one shape will always be used. If more than one shape is checked, then the shapes will be randomly selected from those chosen. If the 'Connect Dots' option is selected, then something interesting happens. Instead of showing the selected shapes, curves are plotted showing the paths of the corners. In other words, instead of (for example) squares being shown, 4 continuous curves are plotted, showing the paths of each the square's corners (try it and see ...). If the object size is set to zero, this option will cause one continuous line to be displayed, instead of a series of dots.
Shapes may also be rotated, clockwise or anti-clockwise. As with the shapes above, simply check the one(s) you want. The rotation that appears will be randomly selected from those chosen. (If a circle is displayed, then the rotation is ignored).
The zoom options cause the selected shape to gradually change in size, giving a sort of 3D look to the curve. The different levels (very high, high, medium or low) alter the size of the lower limit for the shape. The very high level is really only suggested if the object size is large (upwards of 30%, or so), although this is not a limitation that is imposed. Select several levels to randomly use one of those chosen, or leave all blank, to disable zooming. With zooming enabled, the other zoom options come into effect, namely the 'phase' and 'start' options. The 'start' option specifies whether the curve should start with small objects, or large objects. Check both boxes to randomise. The 'phases' specify how many times the curves 'goes in and out'. 1 phase just goes in, 2 phase goes in and out, and 4 phase goes out, in, out, in. Select more than one to randomly select.
The shape, rotation and 3D effect combination will be used for one complete curve, after which they are re-determined for the next curve.
Due to the large number of options, there are two buttons at the bottom of the window, namely 'Select All' and 'Select None'. Clicking these will cause all items in the 'Rotation', 'Shapes' and 'Zoom Options' to be selected or de-selected, respectively.
Click the 'Cancel' button (or press escape) to abandon any changes and exit the screen.
Click the 'OK' button (or press ) to save the current configuration and exit the screen.
The message box does not appear in the registered version.
That's about it on the documentation front - I hope you enjoy the program.