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AutoPaper
Copyright 1994, Landon P. Kuhn
-This program was written in Microsoft Visual Basic and requires
the presence of VBRUN300.DLL in your Windows\System directory.
What is AutoPaper?
AutoPaper is a small program for Microsoft Windows that automatically
changes your Windows wallpaper in intervals that you choose. AutoPaper
will run in the background and requires little memory and system
resources.
Installing AutoPaper...
Simple. Just put AutoPaper's EXE file into any directory, and
create an icon for it in the StartUp group in Program Manager.
Also, make sure there is a copy of VBRUN300.DLL in the path. Dubble
click on the AutoPaper icon to load it. From now on, when Windows
starts AutoPaper will be automatically loaded.
Configuring AutoPaper...
Configuring AutoPaper is quick and easy. AutoPaper uses the file
names in the "Tagged Files:" list to pick from when it randomly
changes the wallpaper. The wallpaper is changed in intervals
set by the user.
- To add a BMP file name to the tagged file list, use the file
browser on the left hand side of the screen to find and highlight
the file name you want to add. Click on the "Add" button to add
the currently highlighted file name. Clicking on "Add All" will
add all of the file names in the currently selected directory.
- The wallpaper will randomize every blank amount of minutes you
set in the lower part of the screen. A value of 0 will disable
wallpaper cycling.
- To remove a tagged file, highlight the file name you want to
remove, and click on the "Remove" button. To clear the entire
list, click on the "Clear" button. Note: Neither of these
options will actually remove the file from disk.
- You can preview BMPs in two different ways. To preview a
BMP in the tagged files list, highlight the file name you
want to preview and click on the "Preview" button with the
right arrow following it. The other method is to highlight
the filename in the file browser, and click on the "Preview"
button with a left arrow following. Both methods with fit the
BMP file into the box in the lower right corner.
- For memory reasons, you may want to clear the preview box.
To clear the preview box click the right hand mouse button over
the preview box.
- To delete a BMP file from disk, highlight the file name in the
file browser, and click on the "Delete" button. A message will
prompt you for confirmation.
- To force the wallpaper to change, first preview the desired BMP
file, and click on the "Change" button.
Once setup is complete, click on the "OK" button. AutoPaper will
save the options and minimize onto the desktop. To reactivate
AutoPaper, click on its icon on the desktop. If you do not want
to keep the changes made, click on the button marked "Cancel".
The unload AutoPaper from memory, click on the button marked "Close".
This program is shareware and freely distributable.
Please upload to the universe!
Contacting the Author...
If you have any questions or comments, you can write to me at the
following addresses:
Landon Kuhn
P.O. Box 90334
Portland, Oregon 97290
or...
Internet EMail: LANDON.KUHN@NWCS.ORG