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Doodle's ScreenSaver for OS/2 and eComStation 1.9

Doodle's ScreenSaver for OS/2 and eComStation 1.9. This is an Open Source Screen Saver for OS/2 and eCS. It's integrated into the WPS, replaces the old Lockup Desktop facility, and can cooperate with third party applications.

Currently in ftp://netlabs.org/incoming/dssaver_v19.exe
Source: ftp://netlabs.org/incoming/dssaver_v19_srcbin.zip
Eventually will move to ftp://netlabs.org/pub/dssaver

Changes:
v1.9:2008.04.22.
- added new setting to first page of screen saver settings to make it possible to disable VIO popups while the screen saving is active.

Please note that if you want to use the Cairo saver modules, they require  Cairo v1.2.4 Runtime or newer to be installed first. It can be installed from
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/Cairo

Articles at EDM/2 about how to create modules for Doodle's Screen Saver:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_1
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_2

Do you think you could do better skins for the Pretty Clock module?
Here is the description for the skin file then:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_3

WSE'2005 presentation about creating new modules using Cairo:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_and_cairo.zip

Web Site: http://dssaver.netlabs.org

ShowImage and SlideShow Module for Doodles Screen Saver

The ShowImage module for Doodles Screen Saver was updated to version 1.7. It no longer uses MMPM/2 for loading images but it uses the GBM library. This library is available on all eComStation system. If you do not have the library installed, see the "Welcome" page of the installer where to get it. The SlideShow module for Doodles Screen Saver is now publicly available. As the name implies, this module uses all images of a directory to for a slide show. Both modules are packaged as a self installing WarpIN archives and require the GBM library. ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/Modules

Doodle's Screen Saver v1.7 has been released.

This new screen saver integrates into the WPS, replaces the old Lockup Desktop facility, and can be extended with new screen saver modules.

Some of the main changes of this version are:
- Optimized Matrix module, now uses less CPU
- Italian language support
- Small mouse movement won't stop screen saving

Please note that if you want to use the Cairo saver modules, they require Cairo v1.0.3 Runtime to be installed first. It can be installed from ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.0.3-os2-bin.exe

It can be downloaded from hobbes. http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dssaver_v17.zip

Articles at EDM/2 about how to create modules for Doodle's Screen Saver: http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_1 http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_2

Do you think you could do better skins for the Pretty Clock module? Here is the description for the skin file then: http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_3

WSE'2005 presentation about creating new modules using Cairo: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_and_cairo.zip

Web Site: http://dssaver.netlabs.org

Forum: http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/forum/UltraBoard.cgi?action=Headlines&BID=78

Url: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dssaver_v17.zip

Doodle's Screen Saver v1.6 has been released.

This new screen saver integrates into the WPS, replaces the old Lockup Desktop facility, and can be extended with new screen saver modules.

Some of the main changes of this version are:

- Password protection customization
- Fixes for Randomizer and Cairo Shapes modules
- Three new modules: Matrix, Snow, Moving Text

Please note that the Cairo modules require Cairo v1.0.3 Runtime to be installed first.

The new screen saver version can be downloaded from hobbes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dssaver_v16.zip

Articles at EDM/2 about how to create modules for Doodle's Screen Saver:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/...

http://www.edm2.com/index.php/...

Do you think you could do better skins for the Pretty Clock module?

Here is the description for the skin file then:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/...

WSE'2005 presentation about creating new modules using Cairo:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_and_cairo.zip

Doodle's Screen Saver v1.51 has been released.

This new screen saver integrates into the WPS, replaces the old Lockup Desktop facility, and can be extended with new screen saver modules.

The changes of this release are:

- Some small visual changes
- Added russian language support
- Fixed wrong Randomizer module configuration language when preview is disabled
- Hopefully fixed AnTVSim module freezes
- Changed behaviour of password protection in modules, so even the keypress triggering the password protection window will be treated as a password character.
- Added two new modules: Cairo Clock and Cairo Shapes.

Please note that these modules require Cairo v1.0.2 Runtime to be installed first. It can be installed from

ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/Cairo/cairo-1.0.2-os2-bin.exe

It can be downloaded from hobbes.
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=dssaver_v151.exe

Articles at EDM/2 about how to create modules for Doodle's Screen Saver:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_1
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_2

Do you think you could do better skins for the Pretty Clock module?
Here is the description for the skin file then:
http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Creating_modules_for_Doodle%27s_Screen_Saver_-_Part_3

WSE'2005 presentation about creating new modules using Cairo:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_and_cairo.zip

Web Site:
http://dssaver.netlabs.org

Forum:
http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/forum/UltraBoard.cgi?action=Headlines&BID=78