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Seraline Screensaver(TM) v3.6
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Copyright 1995,1996 Seraline Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia
All Rights Reserved.
CONTENTS
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What is Seraline Screensaver (SSS)
Installation
Setup Options
Password Protection
Runtime Options
ImageVote(TM)
Displaying Bitmaps
Registration & Benefits
Credit Card Payments & PGP
Temporary Registration
License
Customer Support
Availability
Version Number Explanation
Known Problems
History
Uninstall
ASP Ombudsman Statement
Disclaimer
WHAT IS SERALINE SCREENSAVER (SSS)
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Seraline Screensaver is a screensaver for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.
Seraline randomly combines an extensive range of graphic effects to produce
its images. Some are fast, some slow. Many of the resulting images are
strikingly beautiful, but some may not appeal. You can just let it run, and it
will continue to change, or you can press 'c' to restart the graphics. A huge
variety of images are produced over time, so please try it for at least a few
days.
Supports 16 color VGA, 256 color SVGA, and 24-bit color.
INSTALLATION
------------
Windows 3.1
1. Copy the file seraline.scr into your windows directory, usually c:\windows.
2. Run Control Panel from the Main group in Program Manager.
3. Double click on the Desktop icon.
4. In the Screen Saver Section, under Name, select Seraline.
5. Press Test to run the screensaver.
6. Press Setup to display registration and support details, and access
configuration options.
Windows 95
1. Copy the file seraline.scr into your windows\system directory, usually
c:\windows\system.
2. Click on Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
3. Double click on the Display icon.
4. Click on the Screensaver tab.
5. In the Screen Saver list, select Seraline.
6. Click Preview to run the screensaver.
7. Press Setup to display registration and support details, and access
configuration options.
SETUP OPTIONS
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Configuration options are available from the Control Panel/Desktop/Setup
screen by pressing the Options button.
Available options:
HIDE MOUSE
Selecting this option means the mouse cursor will disappear while the
screensaver is running.
TEXT MESSAGES
You can have your own messages periodically displayed by entering a
series of phrases, each separated by a semi-colon, such as "text=My
message;Second message;Third;fourth". The messages are displayed at
random, and not necessarily immediately or every run.
Note that for the unregistered version, the above options only apply to the
very next run of SSS, and then they are cleared.
SPEED
1 Slow Mode - only the slower drawings are used, making it less
distracting if you are trying to work next to the computer.
2 Normal speed - uses all drawings.
3 Fast Mode - uses just the faster drawings,
making it more watchable.
SAFE MODE
Select this option if SSS occasionally crashes with a General
Protection Fault. When selected, SSS will avoid graphics which have
caused problems with some video drivers.
PASSWORD PROTECTION
-------------------
Password protection is only available for Windows 3.1, because under
Windows 95, Control+Alt+Delete allows SSS to be cancelled.
Warning: the security of your machine is not guaranteed when using the SSS
password protection because due to the complexity of the screensaver and
different machine configurations, there is the possibility that SSS may
crash and leave your machine available.
RUNTIME OPTIONS
---------------
While the screensaver is running, the following keys can be used:
1,2,3 Selects the speed, as described above under Setup Options.
f The current drawing will Finish. Useful if it appears to be stuck or you
want it to move on. So you use it when you want Seraline to do something
else and you don't want it to wait until it's finished whatever it's
currently doing.
c Similar purpose to the 'f' key. Seraline will be re-started,
and also the Colors being used are changed and the screen is cleared.
h,H For users whose mouse doesn't disappear, possibly because some other
program has left the internal Windows mouse counter too high, pressing
'h' decrements the counter. When it reaches zero, the mouse disappears.
'H' increments it. (Registered version only)
k Keeps running with the current colors, & avoids clearing the screen so
that the image builds on itself as much as possible. (Registered version
only)
o Displays an order form, which can be printed (Unregistered version only).
p Pressing p will cause Seraline pause at the end of the current
drawing, and not continue until you press 'p' again. This is useful, for
example,if Seraline is drawing something slowly, and you would like to
see how it ends up, but you have to leave the room for a while. Or if you
would like the chance to copy it to the clipboard when it's finished
before it gets overwritten. It doesn't pause immediately, but at the end
of the current drawing. When you have finished with the paused screen,
press 'p' again to start Seraline off again. (Registered version only)
Pressing the PrintScreen function key will copy the full screen to the
clipboard, and you can then paste that into a paint program and save the
image. You can then cut an area from the image and use it as a background on a
Web page.
IMAGEVOTE (Registered Version Only)
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Press the following keys while SSS is running to bias SSS towards images you
prefer:
F4 Press F4 to vote FOR an image you like.
F5 Press F5 to vote AGAINST an image you like.
Shift+F5 resets to the system defaults.
Voting is a gradual process - it provides a general guideline only to SSS,
such as more or less text, faster or slower drawings. Colors are not included
in the voting. SSS keeps track of the last few drawings done, and votes are
allocated with the later drawings receiving (or losing) more votes. So at
times you may be voting for something you may at other times be voting
against, but over time, it is expected that the items you prefer will become
more prominent.
So, for example, if you like fractals, when you see one, press F4, and
Seraline will do fractals slightly more often. You would continue to vote for
fractals when they appear so that they appear more & more often. Similarly,
F5 is used to reduce the frequency of the drawings which were used to produce
the screen that is showing when you press F5.
DISPLAYING BITMAPS (Registered Version Only)
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Bitmap files created with PaintBrush, or other paint programs, can be
displayed periodically by SSS, and then they are merged and colored with
the other graphics. For example, you can have your company logo or other
advertising material displayed, or perhaps a multi-line name & address which
is too long for the message-display option.
The Options screen contains a button which brings up a Bitmap entry screen,
which lets you enter the name of a disk directory. Any bitmap files in that
directory will be displayed at random. Only files with the extension ".bmp"
are shown.
When running in 256 color mode, the bitmaps will be displayed using the colors
SSS is using at the time, and may appear quite different to the original. To
display the bitmaps using their own colors, you must run in 32K, 64K or 16M
color mode.
The bitmap screen also has an option called "Show Often". This will cause
SSS to use the bitmaps in every run.
REGISTRATION & BENEFITS
-----------------------
Seraline Screensaver is "try before you buy" software, and is provided with a
free 14-day evaluation period.
When you register SSS, it will
* display its full range of graphics over time
* allow the use of run-time keystroke options listed above
* allow password protection (Windows 3.1 only)
* save your Setup Options, including your own text messages
* use ImageVote to bias SSS towards images you like
* allow you to display your own bitmaps, such as logos
* remove registration reminder messages...
The screensaver occasionally displays registration reminder messages like
"Please register SSS". On receipt of your registration fee, you will be
mailed, faxed or emailed a code which will remove these messages. This
registration code is entered into the Registration field on the Setup screen.
Your support through registration is appreciated and will encourage the
development of additional graphics, features and products.
If you continue to use SSS after 14 days, please send a cheque for
US$14.95 (or its equivalent in your currency) to:
Seraline P/L,
P.O. Box 282,
Ryde,
NSW 2112,
Australia.
Other currencies:
Australian Dollars: $19.95
United Kingdom: 9.95 pounds.
Personal or company cheques in your own currency are accepted. Please make
cheques payable to Seraline Pty Ltd.
Checks must be in your country's currency. US Dollar checks must be drawn on a
US Bank. EuroCheques must be in Australian dollars, not $US.
See below for credit card payments.
A printable order form in MS Write format is in the file order.wri. An order
form can also be displayed and printed from the Control Panel Setup screen, or
by pressing 'o' while SSS is running.
See the following section regarding temporary registration.
Alternatively, you may register SSS on-line on Compuserve. After logging
on to Compuserve, enter GO SWREG, and request ID 4667.
In order to keep the cost of SSS low, diskettes are not mailed as part of
the base registration. The latest version is available on various on-line
services as described below.
These prices and conditions are valid until 31st January 1997 for this version,
and are subject to change with future versions.
If you have already paid a fee to others (eg disk or CD vendors) to obtain
this evaluation copy, that fee was for their copying and distribution
services, rather than a payment for continued use of the program, and the
software author does not receive any part of that fee.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
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Credit card payments may be made using VISA, Mastercard, or Australian
Bankcard. A printable order form in MS Write format is in the file order.wri,
which can then be faxed or mailed to Seraline. An order form can also be
printed from the Control Panel Setup screen, or by pressing 'o' while
SSS is running. The details required are Credit Card type, card number,
card expiry date and your signature. These details can be mailed, or faxed to
Seraline in Australia +61-2-879-4481.
Note that credit cards are billed at exactly $19.95 Australian. For other
currencies, the amount appearing on your card will depend on the foreign
exchange rate at the time. For example, at rates current in January 1996, this
converts to an amount between US$14 and US$15.
We support PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption for sending credit card
details securely by email. To receive our public key, send an email message
to porum@ozemail.com.au with "send public key" as the subject. On receipt of
our key, create a text message containing your name, credit card type (VISA,
Mastercard, or Australian Bankcard), credit card number and expiry date. Use
the separately available PGP software package to encrypt the message, and
email it to porum@ozemail.com.au.
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION
----------------------
Because there can be a delay in sending and processing mail registrations, a
temporary code can be provided by email. When you have mailed your payment, you
can also send an email message to porum@ozemail.com.au and a temporary code
which expires will be emailed back to you. When your payment is received, a
full registration code will be sent.
LICENSE
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Seraline Screensaver is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by
Seraline Pty Ltd. This software and accompanying documentation are protected
by Australian copyright law and also by international treaty provisions.
The registration fee will license Seraline Screensaver for use on any
computers in your home, and on one computer at work on which you are the
main user.
Seraline Pty Ltd grants you a limited license to use this software for
evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed fourteen days. If you continue
using this software after the fourteen-day evaluation period, you MUST make a
registration payment to Seraline Pty Ltd.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble,
otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as
provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in
immediate and automatic termination of this license.
Registered users will be licensed to use, free of charge, any version 3.nn of
SSS, and they will be notified by email of any significant 3.nn updates.
Registered users will also be advised by email when the major upgrade to
version 4 becomes available.
Distribution license details for vendors are in the accompanying file
VENDINFO.DIZ.
Seraline Pty Ltd may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in
writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Seraline Pty
Ltd.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
----------------
Seraline provides its registered users with free support via email or mail. If
you have a question, please send mail to the address listed above, or send
email to:
Internet: porum@ozemail.com.au
Please note that although SSS is released with no known defects that
cause crashes, because of the extensive calculations and graphics and many
permutations, it may still crash occasionally due to incompatibilities with
video drivers. You should use the evaluation period to check that SSS
does not cause problems with your system. See KNOWN PROBLEMS below for some
work-arounds. If it crashes each day, there may be an incompatibility,
although this shouldn't cause any other problems apart from stopping the
screensaver. If it crashes Windows, stop running SSS.
AVAILABILITY
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The very latest version is available on Seraline's WWW Home Page:
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~porum.
Compuserve: Library 20 (Screensavers) in the WINAV Forum, file name
SERAL.ZIP.
Internet: Available on SimTel and its mirror sites in the directory
win3/scrsaver. File name seral36.zip.
FTP from ftp.coast.net, directory /SimTel/win3/scrsaver, file seral36.zip
VERSION NUMBER EXPLANATION
--------------------------
SSS's version number is in four parts: A.B.C.D
A The major version number - changed for major upgrades. Notification is
sent by email to registered users.
B Minor version number - changed when there have been significant
enhancements to the graphics. Email notification sent.
C Minor changes to the graphics. Usually only uploaded to the Web page,
and no announcement is made.
D Minor changes to the documentation.
KNOWN PROBLEMS
--------------
Some video drivers seem to get a GP Fault when too much stretching or
shrinking is applied to fonts or images. If you find you get several GP
Faults, then try selecting Safe Mode on the Options screen under Control
Panel/Desktop/Setup. If there are still GP Faults, try adding the line
"fonts=no" to the Seraline Screensaver section in your c:\windows\control.ini,
using Notepad.
There is a small chance that SSS may crash and leave you without a mouse
until you restart Windows. Crashes are unlikely, but there are a lot of
permutations, and the Seraline Screensaver is not guaranteed to never crash.
Should this be a problem, you can have the cursor always displayed by
de-selecting "Hide Mouse Cursor" on the Options screen.
Any screensaver as calculation-intensive as SSS may slow down other running
tasks such as printing or faxes. If there is such a problem with printing, you
can try increasing the priority of the printing by running Print Manager from
the Main group in Program Manager, and selecting the menu Options/Background
Printing, and select High priority.
HISTORY
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v3.1 Feb 95 First Shareware release as Frenetic Screensaver.
v3.2 Apr 95 Minor changes to graphics.
All options and registration now available through the
Control Panel/Desktop Setup screen.
Workarounds for some incompatibilities.
More frequent yielding of the CPU to background tasks.
Faster waking-up when exiting the screen saver.
v3.3 Jun 95 New graphics.
Added Pause button.
v3.4 Aug 95 New graphics.
Support for 24-bit color.
v3.5 Oct 95 New graphics
Password protection (Windows 3.1)
v3.6 Jan 96 New graphics
Name changed to Seraline Screensaver
ImageVote
Display your own bitmaps
UNINSTALL
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To uninstall SSS, delete the file seraline.scr from your Windows or
Windows\System directory.
ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
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This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe
Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
DISCLAIMER
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SERALINE SCREENSAVER IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE
OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS
PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
OFFERED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE
SERALINE SCREENSAVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L'S LIABILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE,
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISKS
AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NSW,
AUSTRALIA, AND ANY ACTION BY EITHER PARTY SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT
LOCATED IN NSW, AUSTRALIA.