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1 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 1 Limnor Studio User s Guide Screensaver Contents 1 Create Screensaver Project Distribute Screensaver Test Before Distribute Develop Screensaver Create Screensaver Configuration Create Configurable Values Handle Screensaver Configuration Event Test Configuration Feedback All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 1

and give it a name: The Screensaver project initially contains two objects.

2 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 2 1 Create Screensaver Project Create a new project: Select Screensaver Application and give it a name: The Screensaver project initially contains two objects. One is the screensaver application: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 2

3 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 3 The other object is a background form. It is a empty form with black background: Test this application: The screen becomes black. Move mouse pointer. The application closes. 2 Distribute Screensaver Add a new project to the solution: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 3

4 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 4 Select Setup and give a project name: Enter the product name and company name for the setup project: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 4

project depends on the screensaver project so that the screensaver project will be built

5 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 5 Check Project Build Order to make sure that the setup project is the last one to build: Let the setup project depends on the screensaver project so that the screensaver project will be built first and the setup project be built last: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 5

6 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 6 Build the solution: An installer for the screensaver is created: This msi file can be distributed to users. Run this msi on the users computers to install the screensaver. All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 6

L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 7 Once

8 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 8 3 Test Before Distribute Once the setup project is added to the solution, we need to turn off the compiling for it so that we may test the screensaver during development: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 8

screensaver, check the Build of the setup project:

9 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 9 Uncheck the Build of the setup project: Now we may start debugging the screensaver: When it is ready to distribute the screensaver, check the Build of the setup project: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 9

L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 10 And build the solution to create the msi file 4 Develop Screensaver We have created a blank screensaver.

10 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 10 And build the solution to create the msi file 4 Develop Screensaver We have created a blank screensaver. You may use your innovation and imagination to create various screensaver displays. Note that this part of programming is not specific to screensavers. For example, make drawings, use Media Player to play videos, or use Flash Player to play flashes, etc. See How to in As an example, we create a moving text. Add a text to the screensaver background form: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 10

ContinuousDrawingStarted to True ContinuousDrawingInterval and to 100 so

11 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 11 Set TextContent, Color and TextFont properties: Set ContinuousDrawingStarted to True ContinuousDrawingInterval and to 100 so that every 0.1 second the form repaints itself. All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 11

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We may override this method to make changes to the drawings so that every time the

To override OnPrepareNextPaint, find it under Methods: Right-click it and choose

12 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 12 Every time before painting of the form starts the method OnPrepareNextPaint is executed. We may override this method to make changes to the drawings so that every time the form paints differently, achieving an effect of animation. To override OnPrepareNextPaint, find it under Methods: Right-click it and choose Override : The override is created. Right-click and choose Edit method : All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 12

In our case we may remove this default action: We may add an action to move the text.

13 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 13 By default an overridden method has an action to call the base version of the method. In our case we may remove this default action: We may add an action to move the text. For example, change its Left property. Right-click the text icon, choose Create Set Property Action All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 13

Math Expression: Press + Type 10 All rights

15 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 15 Select the first element and click the Property icon: Double-click the Property element: Select the Left property of the text: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 15

16 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 16 This math expression is to add 10 pixels to the Left position of the text: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 16

17 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 17 This action will move the text to right by 10 pixels: The action appears in the Action Pane of the Method Editor: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 17

choose Left again: Choose Math Expression: Click the Property

18 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 18 We want to move the text to the left if the text moves over the edge of the right. Right-click the text and choose Create Set Property Action and choose Left again: Choose Math Expression: Click the Property icon: Double-click the element: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 18

the text is over the right edge: Use Select the first element and use

20 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 20 Set its ActionCondition so that this action only executes when the text is over the right edge: Use Select the first element and use the Property icon: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 20

21 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 21 Double-click the first element: Select the Left property of the text: Select the second element. Use Property: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 21

22 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 22 Double-click the element: Select the Width property of the form: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 22

For more details on using Method Editor, see Users Guide http://www.limnor.

23 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 23 Link the two actions: We are done creating this method. For more details on using Method Editor, see Users Guide We may test it now: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 23

In our text moving example, every time we move the text by 10 pixels and we repaint the screen every 100 milliseconds.

24 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 24 5 Create Screensaver Configuration When the user click Settings button the ScreenSaverConfiguration event occurs: We may handle this event to let the user to modify screensaver configurations. In our text moving example, every time we move the text by 10 pixels and we repaint the screen every 100 milliseconds. We may let the user to modify these two values to modify the text moving effects. 5.1 Create Configurable Values ApplicationConfiguration component can be used to create configurable values. All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 24

Create a new configurable value under the

25 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 25 Set its Configurations property to create configurable values: Create a new category: Create a new configurable value under the category: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 25

26 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 26 Modify the name of the value: Change the type of the value: Set its default value: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 26

use the configurable value PaintInterval: Select Property for

27 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 27 Create another value: Create an action to use the configurable value PaintInterval: Select Property for value: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 27

action the Load event of the form: All rights

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method OnPrepareNextPaint to modify the action inside it: The

We replace the value 10 to the configurable value MovePixels.

30 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 30 The action appears under the event: Modify the method OnPrepareNextPaint to modify the action inside it: The first action moves the text by 10 pixels. We replace the value 10 to the configurable value MovePixels. Select Math Expression for the value: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 30

31 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 31 Select value 10, click Property icon: Double-click the property element: Select the configurable value MovePixels All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 31

2 Handle Screensaver Configuration Event We need to handle event

32 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 32 This is the new math expression: 5.2 Handle Screensaver Configuration Event We need to handle event ScreenSaverConfiguration of the Screensaver application to let the user modify configurations. In our example, because we use ApplicationConfiguration component to create All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 32

UI of your desire to show all the configurations and let the user to modify the values.

33 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 33 configurable values, we add an ApplicationConfiguration component to the Screensaver Application class: You may create an UI of your desire to show all the configurations and let the user to modify the values. For simplicity of this sample we create a SetValues action: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 33

the action: The action appears under the

34 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 34 Assign this action to ScreensaverConfiguration event: Select the action: The action appears under the event: All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 34

L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 35 We

3 Test Configuration We may test the configuration by start the application with /c

35 L i m n o r S t u d i o U s e r G u i d e - S c r e e n s a v e r F i l e s 35 We may compile the project 5.3 Test Configuration We may test the configuration by start the application with /c The configuration action is executed. It displays configurations. The value can be changed. Last reminder: before you do release build, do not forget to turn on the Build for the setup project. 6 Feedback Please send your feedback to support@limnor.com All rights reserved by Longflow Enterprises Ltd Page 35

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