Smiley ;-) Screensaver V 1.0
Created by MN Karthik Iyer
Web :
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/1675
E-Mail : geek@grabmail.com
ABOUT SMILEY :
Smiley is a Win95/98/NT screensaver. To use it, copy SMILEY.SCR and
SMILEY.BMP to your windows directory, then from desktop settings, select
"Smiley" as your screensaver.Or, alternatively, you can right-click on Smiley.scr and click on "Install".
TECHY STUFF :
Smiley runs only in high-color or true-color video modes, it
does NOT work properly in a 256-color mode.
Smiley uses a 256-color BMP file to lighten or darken your screen.
At run time, this BMP file is "moved" randomly across your screen. For every
pixel in the BMP file, if the average of its RGB values (as indicated by the
palette) are lower than medium gray (128), then the screen pixel beneath it
will be darkened; if it's greater than medium gray then the screen pixel
beneath it will be lightened. At medium gray the screen pixel remains
unchanged. The amount of lightening or darkening depends on the average of
BMP pixel's RGB values, ranging from total blackness (0) to total whiteness
(255).
The name of the BMP file is SMILEY.BMP, and it must be in the same directory
as SMILEY.SCR (preferably either windows directory or windows system directory). You
can edit the BMP file to get different patterns, but just remember:
1. The file name must be SMILEY.BMP.
2. It must be a 256-color BMP.
3. Its width must be a multiple of 4.
4. Its minimum size is 64x64.
Smiley is freely distributable, but should only be bundled with this "Don't Readme.htm" file,OK?
IMPORTANT NOTE :
Although care has been taken to remove all possible bugs from Smiley, please note the following :
1] The author does not accept responsibilty for any damages, incidental and/or consequential arising out of the use of this screensaver or it's related parts.*
2] It is especially important that you know that Smiley DOES NOT SUPPORT
PASSWORDS like normal screensavers. If you want a screensaver with a
password, use one of Windows' built-in savers.
3] The author is not responsible for any security issues that come about because Smiley does not support passwords.
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR :
If you like Smiley, the best you can do is distribute it to atleast 10 other people!
Mail me as to how it is at geek@grabmail.com your suggestions,ideas and anything which you may feel is relevant.
And yeah, visit my homepage at http://www.Geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/1675 to catch hold of many such stuff, along with the latest version of Smiley.
I would like to thank Bo Yang for his source on Shadows Screensaver 1.0 on which Smiley is based on.He is at :
Web:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/9877
E-Mail : ecxz@yahoo.com
Have fun! Bye! ;-)