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- DogSaver v2.1
- README for Best Results
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-
- // -- NEW -- //
- You may register on-line at <http://www.dog.com>
- and/or create an web order form that you can print
- from your browser or e-mail to your yourself.
- Over 2400 breed products and growing at Dog.com
- <http://www.dog.com>
-
- Description:
- ============
- DogSaver is a slide show screen saver that will
- display any BMP or JPG graphic files that you
- select, accompanied by any WAV or MIDI audio
- files you choose, with a dog related breed or
- general care fact. You may select or deselect
- images and add your dog by moving your images
- to the \windows\dogsaver directory. You may
- choose the duration that the pictures appears
- for, turn the sounds on or off, turn the facts
- on or off, and set the sounds to play all the
- way through or have a new sound accompany each
- new picture. Set it up and it will play through
- your list of pictures continuously. DogSaver
- offers 113 transition effects between images,
- full-screen blow-up mode, password protection,
- and full support of both WAV and MIDI sounds.
- You may add your own WAV and MIDI sounds by
- placing them in \windows\dogsaver.
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- Optimal Color Settings:
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- DogSaver needs a minimum color display of 256
- colors. For best results and viewing pleasure,
- DogSaver recommends setting your system colors
- to 16 Bit (High Color) or higher. These high
- quality images look their best at settings
- greater than 256 Colors as any particular photo
- may be actually comprised of millions of colors.
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- Please refer to your Windows and Video card
- documentation for making this improvement to
- your system.
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- Adjusting your Monitor:
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- When the DogSaver is running, adjust your
- BRIGHTNESS knob DOWN so the background color
- is true pitch black. When doing so, you will
- notice the colors of the dog images reaching
- their full potential.
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- Next, adjust your CONTRAST knob to meet your
- personal preferences.
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- Configuring Screen Saver:
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- For Windows 3.1 ...
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- To use the screen saver, double-click
- CONTROL PANEL, usually in the MAIN group
- on your desktop. When CONTROL PANEL opens,
- double-click on DESKTOP to go into the
- desktop configuration screen. About halfway
- down the window, select the Screen Saver Name
- drop-down box. You should find DOGSAVER in the
- list. Select it. Now click on the SETUP button.
- In the screen saver setup, you can adjust the
- settings to your preferences. Click the Select
- Pictures for Background; then you can select
- any graphic file in the \windows\dogsaver
- directory and see it in the Preview Window.
- Click 'Add Image'near the bottom to add the
- picture to your play-list. The play-list will
- display the listed pictures when the screen
- saver activates. Click 'Done' when finished.
- There is also context sensitive help available
- by clicking 'Help' for assistance in theme
- group creation and transition effect options.
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- Then click on Select Sounds and do the same
- thing for sounds. Click 'Setup Complete'when
- you are finished. On the main setup screen, you
- can also turn the sound off. Normally, each sound
- will finish playing before it moves to the next
- one. If you want to synchronize each sound with
- a particular picture, check the "New Sound Each
- Picture" box. That's it. Click EXIT and try the
- TEST button.
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- You may also select or de-select transition
- effects and full-screen mode on the main set-up
- menu.
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- For Windows 95 & Windows NT ...
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- Right-click the desktop and select PROPERTIES to
- bring up the display panel, or click the START
- button and choose Settings/Control Panel; from
- there you can choose DISPLAY. With the Display
- Panel open, click on the Screen Saver Tab. Select
- DogSaver from the drop down list of screen savers,
- and click Settings to setup (SAME AS ABOVE) and
- Preview to test it. Click APPLY prior to exiting.
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- Please Note:
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- The shareware edition's actual screen saver name
- is "DogShare". Images and sounds are selected
- from the \windows\dogshare directory. Substitue
- these terms in the descriptions above if you are
- operating the shareware edition of DogSaver.
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- DogSaver
- P.O. Box 9867
- Wilmington, DE 19809-0867
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- Phone: 1-302-762-6744
- e-mail: mydog@dogsaver.com
- Fax: 1-302-762-3974
- Orders: 1-800-DOG-8499
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- Visit us and register at http://www.dogsaver.com
-
- Over 2400 breed products available at Dog.com
- http://www.dog.com
-
- For our most current order form, including all our
- great breed specific and personalized products, send
- an e-mail message to <orderdog@dogsaver.com>
- and our mailbot will send one automatically.
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