Hint: If you are using Win95, the screen saver filename is what appears in the Screen Saver list. >i downloaded your SWAPPER program.. very funny !! >but i sent it to someone and they are having problems getting it to stop. >Is there any chance that this program creates a secondary .exe or TSR file >that could still be in his system ? >Pls let me know asap if you have any suggestions !! >thanks :-) No, but sometimes TaskManager will not allow it to clean up (ie reset the buttons), go to the Control Panel, Mouse, and select your preferance for the left button. >I was checking out you screen savers and liked them very much. I was >wondering how difficult would it be for you to create a screen saver >similar to the ones you make, but with custom graphics. How much would it >cost, how long would it take. I have the graphics, you just need to tell me >how to give them to you. I charge different rates based on: - if it will be retailed - percentage, negociated - for a corporation - I do all the graphics - $100/hr or fixed rate - just programming - $50/hr or fixed rate - for personal work - just for loved one/friend - fixed rate, negociated - non-profit charity - free - I don't get any credit - $1000/hr - X rated or just plain sick - I won't, no matter the $$$ As for how long it would, I would need to know a little bit more. Sometimes composing the animation algorthyms takes the most time of creating a screensaver. If the above is satisfactory or at least you feel we could talk about it, just zip up the graphics and email them to me with your ideas for the screensaver. >Hi again....I really do enjoy the pranks, I was wone\dering if you could >reccomend a book for me, to get started with C any help would be >greatly appreciated, thanks again.....Joe > Joe, I would start with the C Programming Language by Kernigan and Richie (the creaters of the C language). Go through the book and work out each problem at the end of the chapters. Get a copy of Visual C++ (also a C compiler). There is a standard addition for about $100. It has lots of online help and samples to play with. Then pick up a copy of Pelzold's Programming Windows and Richter's Advanced Windows for programming in Windows. These have been my bibles over the past 7 years. > > I dont know how to unzip my file...can you guide me through? > 1)Go to http://www.winzip.com and download the latest shareware version for your computer. 2) After downloading the proper version for your system to your PC, just run the .exe file for complete installation instructions. 3)then to select the desired screensaver Windows 3.1 or NT: In Program Manager, open the Main Group double click on Control Panel double click on Desktop half way down on the left side you will see 'Screensaver' click on the down arrow bellow it scroll through the list of available screensavers until you find the one you want click on it (the color should change - ie it will be highlighted) click on OK Windows 95: Right click on your desktop select Properties click on the Screensaver Tab scroll through the list until you see the one you want click on the one you want click on OK > hi! i really enjoyed your screensavers! i've used the rasberry and the > kangaroos often! i have one question for you..i'm trying to set up my > own homepage and i have no idea what i'm allowed to do and what i'm not > to do. i was wondering if i could SOMEHOW use the rasberry as a > corner pic on my page..if i'm allowed to do that..how do i? and if you > allow me to do this i will definitly put your page on my homepage for > all to go to! thank you very much! > Hi there, You are free to use it, all I ask is either it points to my toy page or the alt flag in the img tag is set to "Rasberry by Liz Marks". > I have downloaded TONS of screensavers , but none of them work.I > download the screensaver.unzip it with winzip and the try to run it.It > says there is no application associated with this specified file.And it > doeesn't show up under my desktop screensavers either.The only thing I > have gotten to work is a .zip file that took 10min. to download and the > only other thing it did different was it asked to install itself after I > unziped it and I did and it shows up under my screensavers.....help me > .... When you hit the extract button did you set the directory to c:\windows? Otherwise move the file using explorer or file manager to your windows directory. Windows of all flavors expects all .scr files to be in the windows directory (or the windows system directory). Only .scr files in the windows directory (or the windows system directory) will be displayed in the screensaver list. > >HI there,. I think your page is adorable, but i seem to have downloaded your > >kilroy and rasberry, and they wont stop...gigle.. how can i deactivate them, > >outside of getting out of windows? Rasberry is cute, but he pops up too damn > >often and itsa pain. > > Well, if you grabbed the 'nice' versions then you can do the following: > > Hold the alt key down and repeatedly press the tab key until you see > (rasberry) 'Hit me' > (kilroy) 'Stop Kilroy!' > and let go of both keys. > > In Windows 95: you will see buttons with those names on the toolbar, just > click on them. > > If you downloaded the mean versions, then the only way is to restart Windows. > > Your windows pranks are cool and everything but how can I make that > little lizard stop jumping out of my screen? PLEASE HELP! > There should be a 'Hit me' button on the Windows 95 taskbar or use [alt][tab] until you see text saying 'Hit me'. If someone didn't put it in your StartUp group then just getting out of windows will make it stop. If it comes back after you start windows again, then write back and tell me which version of windows you are using so I can give you detailed instructions. >I'm having a problem. How do you get rid of mean drifting windows >after you run it If you are running the nice version: Windows 3.x: hold the alt key and key pressing tab till you see "Ha Ha, I move windows!" Windows 95: look on your toolbar for "Ha Ha, I move windows" and click on it. If you are running the mean version: look in your startup menu, if it is there then delete it. restart windows. >Hi! I just visited your page and downloaded your animated icons to try >out for win 95, and was wondering how i associated the icon with a >file. i tried using the options menu, but it'd only let me pick a >single picture from the program. Sorry, these icons are separate programs (little windows). There is currently no way to make Windows 95 animate icons like it does cursors ... >I like your screensaver very much! I found your homepage in my office. When >I saw it, I soon decided to try it in my office and at home. >But I'm surprised that yoy spent over 40 hours to make each of them. On the >other hand I can find it in a minute and soon I can use it. Actually the really good ones can take the most time. Remember, I do all the graphics and design the algorithms to make them move in the desired manner, never mind the hours testing on all possible operating systems. Below are the hours I spent on various screensaver before giving them to my beta testers: Hot Air Balloons 120 hours Chilies 112 hours Butterfies 136 hours Pumpkin parade 210 hours Dancing Bears 50 hours Chorus Line 20 hours Insync 10 hours Playing with Pixels 36 hours Dogwood Blossoms 22 hours Balloons 24 hours Four leaf clovers 15 hours Classy Beating Hearts 30 hours Beating Hearts 34 hours Florescent Beating Hearts 35 hours Flying Hearts 26 hours Puzzle 17 hours Scramble 9 hours Holiday Lights 90 hours > what language did you make them in? and, can you point me to info on how > to make windows95 programs write stuff onto other windows? I have a > program that's cool, but won't work in other application windows like > your lizard and kilroy pranks.. and would really like to see this > changed.. thanks for your help! :) > I use C for the most part. Do you have any documentation on the windows sdk? If not go and get Petzold at least (he writes some of the best books on the sdk)? What I do is get the handle for the different windows using EnumWindows or GetActiveWindow then I do GetDC( < with that handle > ) and I can do whatever I want. To keep things neat watch out for palette conflict. I trick is to copy the palette from the window you want to draw in into your dib (or whatever image type), this keeps the colors from changing. > > Hi Liz. I did get the file Haha.exe the other day. Two questions, > what is it supposed to do and does it work with Windows 95. I am > running 95 but the machine I want to put it on is 3.1. Thanks. JR > 1) It hides all open windows with a copy of the background. It activates after a random period of time. 2) It was developed on Windows 3.1 (it is old), but works just find on Windows 95. > > > > > > Like, how do you do it? > > > > > > > Well lets see, first you take 3 eye of newts... ;) > > > > Seriously folks, I am writting in C, compiling on MSVC++ (it comes with > > this handy lib -- scrnsave.lib). You do know that .scr are really just > > renamed .exe? Yeah, /c (the default arg) is for the configuration dialog > > and /s to fire off the screensaver (a new one is /p for that little window > > in Windows95 Screen Properties-Screensaver Dialog, but it is bloody hell to > > work with). If you plan to use something besides MS compiler then look to > > see if they have a flavor of scrnsave.lib. That library does a lot of > > nasty stuff I used to have to do, ie handle mouse/keyboard messages and the > > password protection stuff. > > > > As for the rest... How do I do the animation, dirty rectangle repainting, > > etc. Have you done any windows programming? If you haven't it might be > > wiser for you to go out and get some books on it (anything by Petzold is a > > good solid start), because I am not very good on teaching someone the > > basics. > > > > Hey. Are you a girl ? A girl programmer??? > ??? > > What are you doing in the boys club? > Well somebody has to teach the boys how to code! ;p

 

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