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This package needs to be set-up to work, see the section
on Setting-up first!
History
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I have just laid hands on my new RiscPC and the colour!
The machine comes with a package !Slideshow and I thought
it would be really nice to have these images on the
backdrop. I couldn't decide which image to have so I've
used them all !
(THIS PACKAGE ONLY USES SPRITE FORMAT, NOT JPEG, SO YOU
MUST CONVERT THEM FIRST)
All Change changes the backdrop of the machine once every
X centiseconds. This value is user defined. I have set
my machine to 12,000 centiseconds, or once every 2
minutes.
Driving it
==========
If you are getting bored with the image on the backdrop
you can click the icon on the iconbar with the select
button (left) and the image revolves to the next one in
the queue.
If you menu button (middle) over the icon on the iconbar,
surprise, surprise, you get a menu. It contains the Info
and Quit.
The adjust button (right) will remove the backdrop
completely reverting to a plain ordinary desktop. Plain
and simple if you are displaying dirty or obscene
backdrops and a spouse, parent or teacher comes along and
you don't want an ear bashing, hit the eject button and
the program closes down, though the icon is still on the
icon bar. Press the select button (left) on the mouse
and the computer will go to the next picture in the queue
and resume as normal.
Setting Up
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To set up this application you must enter the application
directory.
If you hold down the shift key on the !AllChange
application (program) and double click, you will enter
into the application directory where you will find a file
called 'Config1'. This file is a simple ASCII text file
which holds the pictures titles you wish to display the
length of time to display each image, and how they should
be displayed.
The file format is:
12000
C ADFS::4.subdir.bridge
T ADFS::4.subdir.cow
S ADFS::4.subdir.house
The 12000 is the number of centiseconds you wish EACH
image displayed for. There are 100 centiseconds in one
second, and 60 seconds in a minute. Therefore, 2 minutes
x 60 seconds x 100 centiseconds is 12000. This MUST be
the first value on the first line. YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED
ONE TIME LIMIT!
Thereafter you specify each image and how it is
displayed, where it is found and what order it plays it.
There are three options in setting up a backdrop; C =
Centered, T = Tiled, and S = Scaled. If the image is
Centered it will be exactly the same size as the image
but in the middle of the screen surrounded by a grey
background. Tiled means that the image will be repeated
to fill the screen at a 1:1 size ratio, small pictures
will be repeated lots of times and big images once or
twice. Scaled means that the picture will be made to fit
the screen once so if you have a very small picture and a
very big screen mode the backdrop will be very bitty &
chunky.
The pathname of the picture appears to be the hardest
bit, but it actually the easiest. Load !Edit or !Zap and
load Config1 into it. Decide if you want the picture to
be T,C, or S and type a space character. Then hold down
the shift and drag the picture file onto the line you
wish the path to go (still holding down the shift key)
the path will fall directly onto the page. You do this
for up to 100 pathnames
If you want this to be auto-loaded place the package in
your boot file.
This package is FREEWARE. You are legally allowed to use
it and to pass it around. Comments, suggestion, help,
and money (remember I try to do this for a living) can be
sent to:
Everyone will receive a warm welcome.
Mike Smith
26 Grenville Road
Plymouth
England
PL4 9PY
01752 - 667599
mike@msmith.zynet.co.uk (if you use this and use the Net
shoot me a message, see 'how far afield' the program is
used and if you find it helpful -- if there is an update
I will e-mail you it in UUE format)
You can get an upgrade with a disc and a stamp, at
anytime.
PS -- the girl is Kim... I met her in at a dance in Iowa
in the USA some 12 years ago.... my backdrops are all
fond memories.....sad but true...