RE: FLASH: auto quit projector>screensaver

[Campbell, Clyde]

Hi Arsis,


The free 41KB scr file downloadable at http://www.dgolds.com/AnySaver.html

will run any exe file as a screensaver, provided that the location of your

exe doesn't exceed 38 characters.

The way I've figured it out, you can rename the "AnySaver.scr" to whatever

name makes more sense, it will still remember the location of whatever exe

file you want to run. Then, to facilitate end-user ease of use, I suppose

you could package the exe and scr files in a self-extracting zip archive

(cab file)

which installs the exe in the root directory (C:) and installs the scr file

into the Windows (95) or WINNT (NT) directory. All the user then has to do

is go to their screensaver properties and select the name of the

screensaver.


Theory is a wonderful thing, in practice this could prove more difficult!

The only disadvantage is that the user has to move the mouse, or can only

use one keyboard key to quit the application. I use the space bar. I don't

know if it's legal to distribute these screensavers, or to change the

filename...

And what about Mac users?


Anyway, thanks for your help!


Clyde


	Arsis wrote:


> It is an interesting idea you are putting forward here - we can kind of

> fudge a screensaver by doing this.

> 

> What I am curious about (now that you mention it) does a screensaver have

> to

> be a patricular file type - can it be an .exe or if not is there a

> reasonably simple way to create a screen saver - (I think there is a

> wizard

> Visual Studio 6 - I'll check it out).

> 

> What are you planning on doing ?

> 

> Arsis



flasher is generously supported by...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Streaming Media WEST '99 Conference & Exhibition

  "The Worlds largest Internet Audio & Video Event"

 December 7 - 9, San Jose Convention Center, California


Reserve your space today at http://www.streamingmedia.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email

helpchinwag [dot] com