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- Appendix for Explosiv 3.0
-
-
- Explanation of Command Line Switches
- and Display Parameters for DOS version
-
- This is the entire list of options supported by version
- 3.0 of the Explosiv screen saver. The interface was
- designed so that you will never have to know or use the
- majority of these options. However, they are all
- listed here for reference. The options that are useful
- to know are:
-
-
- Explosiv ; run the interface
- Explosiv - ; read the configuration file
- Explosiv on ; activate (normal, herc=text)
- Explosiv +on ; activate (animate,
- herc=graphics 0)
- Explosiv -on ; activate (blank,
- herc=graphics 1)
- Explosiv off ; deactivate
- Explosiv remove ; remove the tsr
-
- all the other options can be and should be controlled
- by the interface. A complete list of options is listed
- below:
-
- blank - This is the only display that does not halt the
- underlying program when it is resident. The delay factor
- and object variable have no meaning. No mouse support
- is given to this display if it is resident and if blank
- is resident then no other display can be loaded unless
- you first remove explosiv.
-
- random - Select a random display from the explosiv
- library. If a display is not found that can be loaded
- then a blanking display is used (not the same as the
- blank above). If no display is specified then random
- is used.
-
- <display> - Select the module associated with the display
- name. For example, if aranea is available in the
- explosiv library then it can be run simply by typing
- the command "explosiv aranea".
-
- new - Force explosiv to load the specified configuration
- into the memory resident explosiv. Use this parameters
- to change characteristics such as minutes, objects and
- display without first removing explosiv from memory.
-
- on - This option will turn the screen saver on. If the
- monitor is hercules then this also tells the screen
- saver to restore the screen to text mode. If the monitor
- is not hercules then this tells the screen saver to
- use the animation when possible and to blank the screen
- when it feels that the screen cannot be saved properly
- ( for example, in graphics modes ).
-
- +on - This option will turn the screen saver on. If the
- monitor is hercules then this also tells the screen
- saver to restore the screen to graphics mode ( page 0 ).
- If the monitor is not hercules then this tells the
- screen saver to use the animation when possible and not
- to screen save when it feels that the screen cannot be
- saved properly ( for example, in graphics modes ).
-
- -on - This option will turn the screen saver on. If the
- monitor is hercules then this also tells the screen
- saver to restore the screen to graphics mode ( page 1 ).
- If the monitor is not hercules then this tells the
- screen saver to blank the screen under all possible
- circumstances.
-
- off - This option will turn the screen saver off.
-
- +video - This option tells the screen saver that it
- should check for screen writes through bios. Any
- character that is written to the screen will reset the
- screen saver's timer.
-
- -video - This option tells the screen saver that it
- should not check for screen writes through the bios.
- Any character that is written to the screen will not
- reset the screen saver's timer. This option should be
- used if you are using some sort of RAM resident clock.
-
- mono - This option specifies that the display should be
- in monochrome.
-
- color - This option specifies that the display should be
- in color.
-
- tinge - This option specifies that the display should be
- in color. This is used to give alternate color patterns
- to displays like fireworks and aranea.
-
- d<n> - This option specifies the delay factor that should
- be used if required. Here <n> is a number from 1 to
- 255. By default, Explosiv will check your CPU and
- generally deduce the proper delay factor. This option
- should only be used if you find the default unreasonable.
- Run the command
- Explosiv ?
- to find the default delay for your CPU.
-
- m<n> - This option must be used if Explosiv is to become
- a screen saver. Here <n> ranges from 1 to 30 and
- refers to how many minutes of inactivity Explosiv
- should wait before activating.
-
- e<n> - This option specifies the object level. This
- value ranges from 1 to 9 where the default is 4. Not
- all displays use this option and those that do not
- always use it in the same way.
-
- ? - This option will display the help screen. This will
- give you information such as hot keys, Explosiv direc-
- tory, monitor type, delay factor, multiplex number and
- some simple options to use.
-
- - - This option specifies to read the configuration
- file. The screen saver will also parse the command
- line but using this option will guarantee that the
- program will become memory resident.
-
- remove - This option tells Explosiv to remove the resident
- copy of the screen saver from memory. If this is not
- possible because other TSRs are loaded above Explosiv
- then a message will be printed and the screen saver
- will remain active and resident.
-
- vga - This option specifies that you wish to override the
- Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using a vga
- monitor.
-
- ega - This option specifies that you wish to override
- the Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using an
- ega monitor.
-
- mcga - This option specifies that you wish to override
- the Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using a
- mcga monitor. This option is functionally equivalent
- to cga.
-
- cga - This option specifies that you wish to override the
- Explosiv auto-detection and assume you are using a cga
- monitor. This option is functionally equivalent to
- mcga.
-
- herc - This option specifies that you wish to override
- the Explosiv auto-detection and assume that you are
- using a hercules monitor.
-
- mda - This option specifies that you wish to override the
- Explosiv auto-detection and assume that you are using
- an mda monitor.
-
- default - This option sets the screen saver to the default
- delay factor. Use this to reset a resident copy of the
- screen saver to the default setting.
-
- mem1 - This option tells explosiv to allocate 4K of memory
- to save the text buffer. This is the only valid option
- unless you have an EGA or VGA monitor. Explosiv will
- not be able to restore 43 or 50 line mode if you use
- this option.
-
- mem2 - This option is valid for a EGA or VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 8K of memory to save the text
- buffer. This will save 43 or 50 line mode but will not
- restore user defined fonts. This is the default for
- EGA.
-
- mem3 - This option is valid for a VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 8K of memory to save the text
- buffer or font table. If you are using 43 or 50 line
- mode then the full text buffer will be restored but
- user defined fonts will not. If you are running a 25
- line mode then user defined fonts will be restored.
- This is the default for VGA.
-
- mem4 - This option is valid for a VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 8K of memory to save the text
- buffer or font table. User defined fonts will be
- restored but 43 or 50 line mode will not.
-
- mem5 - This option is valid for a VGA monitor only.
- Explosiv will allocate 12K of memory to save the text
- buffer and font table. User defined fonts will be
- restore as well as 43 or 50 line mode.
-
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