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*                            Savervisor                         *
*                 A Screen Saver and Wall Paper Manager         *
*                           (Version v3.2)                      *
*                         Written by Mark Qian                  *
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NEW features in this version(3.2) over last version(2.0):
  1). User-specified sensitive areas - the areas where a RIGHT 
      mouse button click will launch a saver;
  2). Saver scheduling - allowing users specify what saver will
      be activate at a specified hour through a week.
  3). Switching savers through Windows directory with an user-
      specified switching period..
  4). WallPaper scheduling- allowing users specify what BMP file
      will be used as a Wallpaper image at a specified hour 
      through a week.
  5). Switching Wallpaper through your files system with an user-
      specified switching period.
  6). INVISIBLE running mode - allowing Savervisor work for you
      while you can NOT see it;


Savervisor(V3.2) is a Screen Saver and Wall Paper Manager. It provides
following functions:

  - It appears as an icon that allows you launch a screen saver
    instantly by a single click of RIGHT mouse button. Note: You
    have to select a saver in Savervisor's setup screen in order
    to have Savervisor launch when clicking at its icon with RIGHT
    mouse button.

  - It allows you specify the sensitive areas where you can click
    the RIGHT mouse button to launch a saver instantly.

  - It provide saver scheduling capability.  That is, it allows
    you specify what saver to be activate at a specified hour
    through a week.  It also allows you switch savers through
    all the savers in your Windows directory and specify switchng
    period.

  - It can be run in a INVISIBLE mode. With this great feature,
    you can just put it into Windows Startup group in Program 
    Manager and forget it: It will take care all the management 
    tasks while you never realize it is working for you!

  - It can be set to "Always on top" to increase your
    accessibility to its features.

  - It can display(illustrate) all the screen savers in your
    Windows directory in different styles(ONCE, CIRCLE, and RANDOM).

  - It works as the saver section of Windows Desktop
    allowing you select, setup, and test a screen saver from
    within its setup screen.

  - It provides a very strong wall paper management capability.

    First, it allows you to specify any BMP files as your
    Wallpaper from anywhere of your file system(including hard,
    network, and CD drives) in a particular hour through a week.
    
    Secondly, it allows you schedule BMP files as your 
    Wallpaper by specifying switching period through your
    file system.
    

    Finally, it can "walk" you through the entire file system
    (including hard, network, and CD drives).  That is, it
    displays all the BMP files in your file system one after 
    another as wall paper - You can see exactly how the BMP file 
    looks as a Wallpaper on your screen instead of a single BMP 
    image(specially, when Tile function is set). You can choose 
    from either automatic or clicking to switch images when BMP is 
    illustrated.

  - It also provides some other function such as tile setting.


Important:  Your comments are VERY IMPORTANT to the design of
*********   next version of this program. In order to see a better
            version 
            sooner, please join the design of next version: EMail
            me your comments about this program: 
              - What is NOT good enough?
              - What do you wish to be in next version?

 

How to use Savervisor:

  - There are at least three ways to use it:
      1). Always running and INVISIBLE.  You can set its running
          mode into INVISIBLE and put it into Startup group of 
          Windows Program Manager so that Savervisor is launched 
          automatically when you start your Windows.  In this way, 
          Savervisor will work in background - You will never see 
          it while it is working for you: carrying out all the tasks 
          according to you Saver schedule and Wallpaper
          schedule, launching savers instantly when you click the
          RIGHT mouse button at the area you specify.
     

      2). Always running but visible. In this way, you can access
          setup screen of Savervisor by a double click at its 
          running icon#. For easy access, you can set it ALWAYS ON TOP.
      3). Use it to setup you wall paper or select a screen saver
          and turn it off after setup.

  - After Launching Savervisor from Program Manager, You will see
    an animation icon at the top left corner of your screen if
    it is set to visible mode. Note: But you will see nothing
    if it is set to INVISIBLE mode.  In this case, You can
    either launch it again or go to the system menu of Program
    Manager(Single clicking at the top-left corner of Program
    Manager to bring up the system menu).  

    When you try launch Savervisor while it is already running,
    you will bring up a dialog box instead of launching a second 
    instance of Savervisor.  In this dialog box, you can either 
    change Savervisor's running mode, for example, from INVISIBLE 
    into visible or you can shut it down.  You have to turn its 
    running mode to visible in order to access its setup screen.
    

   - To access Savervisor's setup screen, you need to double
     click at the running icon.
   - You must bring up the setup screen of Savervisor in order
     to turn it off.
   - Clicking the RIGHT mouse button on the Savervisor icon or
     any sensitive areas that you specify will enable the 
     current screen saver in Windows Desktop and selecting any 
     screen saver in the setup screen of Savervisor has the some 
     effect of selecting a saver in Windows Desktop. 

The setup.exe will allow you to specify the target directory
where the Savervisor will reside and create a group for Savervisor in
Program Manager.  It will copy following files into the target directory:

  saverv.exe - Savervisor;
  readme.txt - this file;
  saverv.txt - the same as this file but used by setup screen of 
               Savervisor;
  regist.wav - WAV used to setup screen;
  utility1.dll - An utility file required by Savervisor.


 You can register in Compuserve #4880
 For further information, please CIS-mail 76463,1251 at
 CompuServe.

If you can not access to Compuserve, you can mail a $20
(U.S. Dollar) check or money order to 
    1659 Willowmont Ave. 
    San Jose, CA 95124 
    U.S.A.  
 Please make payable to MARK QIAN. 
 As soon as the check clears the bank, I will either 
 Email or mail you the registration code.  
 Please describe your name, mail or Email address clearly.


 CHEQUE:  All prices are in U.S. dollars .  Cheque must be drawn 
 on a U.S. bank, or must be an international money order.

 FOREIGN ORDERS AND CASH:  We can process cash payments if you
 are outside U.S.A. Please check the exchange rate (to U.S. funds)
 carefully.  We can not accept responsibility for cash lost in the mail.

For further information, please CIS-mail 76463,1251 at
CompuServe or Mail to Mark Qian at the address above.


# - "running icon" above means the icon with animation image
    instead of the one in Program Manager.