November 17, 2008

 

TB_ScreenSaver V5.71

http://home.comcast.net/~tacobirds/

 

By: Kenneth W. McKirahan

Tacobirds@comcast.net

 

TB_ScreenSaver is a Windows 2000/XP/Vista screensaver that displays pictures from a specified directory using one of nine user-specified formats. A version for XP x64 and Vista x64 is also supported. The screensaver requires Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.5 to run.

 

Marquees can be displayed above each picture, icons can bounce around the screen, a variety of background options are available, and a caption can be displayed for each picture or a group of pictures.

 

TB_ScreenSaver also supports MAME game pictures by displaying the full game name, manufacturer and year for each picture. MAME games can be run after their picture has been displayed or you can configure the screensaver to just run games.

 

You can also use the screensaver to manage your MAME ROM collection. TB_ScreenSaver will check all your games and tell you if any have bad or missing ROMs.

 

Because this screensaver does so much, you may choose to run this program as a standalone application. Instructions for doing this can be found in this document under the “Advanced Options” section.

 


 

 


Table of Contents

1        Features. 6

2        Installing/Uninstalling/Upgrading TB_ScreenSaver 7

3        Setting Up Windows to Run TB_ScreenSaver 8

4        Quick Setup Guide. 9

4.1         Display non-MAME Pictures. 9

4.2         Display MAME Pictures. 9

4.3         Display MAME Pictures and Run MAME Games. 10

4.4         Run MAME Games Only. 10

5        Configuring TB_ScreenSaver 11

5.1         Main Configuration.. 11

5.1.1       MAME mode. 11

5.1.2       Picture directories. 11

5.1.3       (About) 13

5.1.4       Preview.. 13

5.1.5       Show tool tips. 13

5.1.6       OK.. 13

5.1.7       Cancel 13

5.1.8       Apply. 13

5.1.9       (Help) 13

5.2         Picture Layout Tab. 14

5.2.1       Stretch/Shrink pictures. 14

5.2.2       Maintain aspect ratio. 14

5.2.3       Clear screen after each group. 14

5.2.4       Display last picture in a group of pictures full screen.. 15

5.2.5       Fixed Picture Layouts. 15

5.2.6       Random Picture Layout 15

5.3         Picture Selection Tab. 18

5.3.1       Sequential 18

5.3.2       Random.. 18

5.3.3       Random-Sequential 18

5.3.4       Cycle interval 19