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- Twinkle Bulbs v2.6
- (formerly called Holiday Lights)
- September 22, 1997
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- Copyright (c) 1994-97 Barefoot Productions / Don Metzler
- All Rights Reserved.
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- New features added to v2.6:
- - Configurable MIDI/music path
- - Added more bulb styles, including photo-realistic bulbs
- - Added features to falling snow screen saver
- - Added falling leaves screen saver
- - Cleaned up screen saver hesitation
- - More music files
- - Can now draw in its own taskbar and not interfere with Windows apps/desktop
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- New features added to v2.5:
- - Added flashing patterns
- - Made system tray icon user selectable
- - Added updated bulbs
- - Changed name from Holiday Lights to Twinkle Bulbs
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- New features added to v2.4:
- - Updated bulb types
- - Added a splash screen
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- New features added to v2.35:
- - Fixed MIDI playback problem so now it plays all selected songs in sequence.
- - Fixed math problem used to compute dates for the event calendar.
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- New features added to v2.31:
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- - Option to draw on the desktop or also on top of other windows (causes sloppy updates)
- - Fixed another MIDI detection problem
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- New features added to v2.3:
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- - 15 more bulb styles for registered users
- - More effects for the snowfall screensaver (registered users)
- - Ability to save/load settings as schemes
- - Drawing occurs on the desktop and does not interfere with window captions
- - Events calendar has been updated to a true calendar
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- New features added to v2.2:
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- - Additional MIDI files shipped with LIGHTS95.ZIP
- - Additional bulb types added
- - An event calendar may be configured so that you are notified of upcoming holidays
- - Added an idle process feature so that the program does not hog CPU cycles
- - Updated the help dialog to provide more information and to have it fit on the screen
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- Problems resolved:
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- - Screen saver now tracks the mouse and keyboard for activity to prevent startup
- - Cleaned up some problems with MIDI functionality
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- System requirements:
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- Windows 95
- Works with any video display driver.
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- Diskette/ZIP contents:
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- LIGHTS95.EXE Main xmas lights program
- README.TXT This file.
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- Installation:
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- Copy the Twinkle Bulbs file to a directory of your choice. To run
- the program, you may install the icon to the Program Manager
- (using the File|New menu option) or you may double-click on the
- file (BULBS97.EXE) from File Manager. The lights will be hung
- from the top of the Windows desktop and an icon will be placed
- on the desktop. To change the lights options, simply
- double-click on the icon at the bottom of the screen.
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- Settings:
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- Flashing Mode:
- ==============
- None: Select this to leave lights on (no flashing).
- Random: This allows lights to flash independently.
- All At Once: All lights flash on and off at the same time.
- Chase: Lights "chase" each other.
- Alternating: Every other light in the string is on at the same time.
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- Bulbs:
- ======
- Check these options to simulate real-world burnt-out and broken light bulbs.
- You may also select the bulb type from the combobox. Note that the broken
- option only works with the normal bulb type.
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- Flash Rate:
- ===========
- Selects the speed at which the lights flash. Use the slider control
- to change the flash rate.
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- Color:
- ======
- Selects the colors of the light bulbs. The first option allows random
- colors for each light. The last two options allow red & green or
- multi-colored light sets. You may also select the options which use
- the same color bulb for the entire string of lights.
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- Power:
- ======
- Turns the lights on/off.
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- Screen Saver:
- =============
- Allows you to select and configure custom screen saver options for
- Holiday Lights. Select a type from the list and ensure that the
- Enable checkbox is checked. The Setup pushbutton will configure
- screen saver options and the Test button will show you what the
- screen saver looks like when operating.
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- Music:
- ======
- Allows you to select one or more background music files to be played
- when Twinkle Bulbs is running. Music will be played if MIDI files
- are available in the same folder as Twinkle Bulbs and if you have
- a sound card which is capable of playing MIDI files.
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- Misc:
- =====
- More Lights: Check this to have more lights on the screen.
- Zoom F/X: Check this to see window "zoom" effects.
- Sound F/X: Check this to have controls have "click" sounds when clicked.
- Flash LEDs: Check this to have your keyboard LEDs flash in sync to the
- Twinkle Bulbs. (Note that this can provide frustration when
- attempting to type in a word processor while the Caps Lock
- status keeps changing.)
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- Pressing the "Help" pushbutton on the settings dialog to show this
- information.
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- Happy Holidays!!!
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- For more information about this program and/or comments / feedback:
-
- Barefoot Productions
- c/o Don Metzler
- 839 Welsh Court
- Louisville, CO 80027 USA
- CompuServe: 71174,2675
- email: barefoot@pobox.com
- web site: http://members.aol.com/noshoes/
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