Frenetic(TM) Screensaver v3.2 ============================= Copyright 1995 Seraline Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia All Rights Reserved. CONTENTS -------- What is Frenetic Installation Setup Options Runtime Options Shareware Registration License Customer Support Availability Known Problems Disclaimer WHAT IS FRENETIC ---------------- Frenetic is a screensaver for Windows 3.1. It creates an endless variety of colorful graphic abstractions by combining a wealth of drawing elements to paint pictures on your screen, then it clears them off and starts afresh. Sometimes it takes a while to generate something interesting, so please give it a few goes if it is not initially appealing. You can move it along by pressing 'f'. The screensaver uses a 256 color palette if available, but it also runs on 16-color VGA. INSTALLATION ------------ 1. Copy the file frenetic.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 Frenetic. 5. Press Test to run the screensaver. 6. Press Setup to display Shareware and support details, and access configuration options. SETUP OPTIONS ------------- 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. SPEED 1 Changes the speed to Slow, so that 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 Changes the speed to Fast, making it more entertaining. 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 Shareware version, these options only apply to the very next run of Frenetic, and then they are cleared. RUNTIME OPTIONS --------------- While the screensaver is running, the following keys can be used: c On a 256 color system, the Colors being used will be changed and the screen cleared. f The current drawing will Finish. Useful if it appears to be stuck or you want it to move on. 1,2,3 Selects the speed, as described above under Setup Options. You may also rename Frenetic.scr to Frenetic.exe and run it directly, perhaps adding it to Program Manager and using a short-cut key. SHAREWARE REGISTRATION ---------------------- Frenetic Screensaver is Shareware, in other words "try before you buy". It is not free software. Frenetic is provided at no charge for you to evaluate. The essence of Shareware is to provide personal computer users with quality software at low prices, and to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. Your support through registration is appreciated and will encourage the development of additional graphics and features. If you continue to use Frenetic after 14 days, please send a cheque for US$10.00 (or its equivalent in your currency) to: Seraline P/L, P.O. Box 282, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia. Other currencies (valid until 31st December, 1995): Australian Dollars: $15.00 United Kingdom: 7 pounds. Please make cheques payable to Seraline Pty Ltd. Alternatively, you may register Frenetic on-line on Compuserve. After logging on to Compuserve, enter GO SWREG, and request ID 4667. The screensaver occasionally displays shareware messages like "Please register Frenetic". On receipt of your registration fee, you will be mailed or emailed a code which will remove these messages, and will allow your Setup Options to be kept. This registration code must be entered into the Registration field on the Setup screen. In order to keep the cost of Frenetic low, diskettes are not mailed. The latest version is available on various on-line services as described below. These prices and conditions are valid until 31st December 1995, and are subject to change with future versions. LICENSE ------- The registration fee will license Frenetic for use on any computers in your home, and on one computer at work on which you are the primary user. Registered users will be licensed to use, free of charge, any version 3.nn of Frenetic, 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. You are encouraged to share unregistered copies of this program with others, as long as all associated files accompany it unchanged and the program is identified as Shareware. 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 or Compuserve: 72317,3646 Please note that although Frenetic 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 Frenetic 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 Frenetic. AVAILABILITY ------------ Compuserve: The latest version of Frenetic is available in Library 9 (Screensavers) in the WINFUN Forum, file name FRENET.ZIP. Internet: Available on SimTel and its mirror sites in the directory win3/scrsaver. File name frenetic.zip, or the name may include a version number, such as frenet32.zip. FTP from oak.oakland.edu, directory SimTel/win3/scrsaver 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 and there are large or small characters on the screen at the time, then add the line "font stretch=no" to the Frenetic section in your control.ini, using Notepad. If there are still problems with characters, try "fonts=no". If there are still GP Faults, the add the line "image stretch=no". There is a small chance that Frenetic may crash and leave you without a mouse until you restart Windows. Crashes are unlikely, but there are a lot of permutations, and the Frenetic 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 under Control Panel/Desktop/Setup. Any screensaver as calculation-intensive as Frenetic may slow down other running tasks such as printing or faxes. If there is such a problem, 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. Performance on 24-bit color systems is unknown. DISCLAIMER ---------- THE FRENETIC 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 FRENETIC 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.