Screen Saver

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Jerome Squalor (Posted 2007) [#1]

hi, I have a .scr file ready to be a screen saver but i can't find which file i'm supposed to put it in to use it.

Ked (Posted 2007) [#2]

Right click it and press Install.

GfK (Posted 2007) [#3]

I generally wouldn't bother writing screensavers in Blitz3D. When your screensaver loses focus - for instance, when AVG auto update starts - your screensaver will crash.

jfk EO-11110 (Posted 2007) [#4]

GfK is right, there are a few tricky things with screensaver made with B3D, eg: the systems dialog for password and settings, you may need an external DLL to do that. If you really want to make a screensaver, this was discussed several times here. Use the search function to get the bits. BTW. GfK probably it would be a nice niche product to mod the Blitz3D SDK in order to make it a 3D screensaver tool.

Boiled Sweets (Posted 2007) [#5]

You can easily call the windows API bits to set windows into the right screensaver running 'state'. I have written and sold many 3d screen savers, none of which crash. If using BlitzMax look in the code archives there is an awesome screen saver template. Lastly I don't see why the Blitz3d SDK needs changing to accomodate screen savers.

Jerome Squalor (Posted 2007) [#6]

thnx everyone

jfk EO-11110 (Posted 2007) [#7]

Yes, Boiled Sweets, but AFAIK your screensavers use a VB app layer that wraps the blitz3D app, no?