Short:    CyberGfx-ScreenBlanker with DPMS-support
Author:   stefan.robl@tirnet.de (Stefan Robl)
Uploader: stefan.robl@tirnet.de (Stefan Robl)
Version:  1.20
Type:     util/blank


Description
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  CGXBlanker is a small ScreenBlanker for computers equipped with a
  CyberGraphics/Picasso96-supporting Gfx-Board.

  The blanker currently has the following Blanker-Modules:
  - Black  : just a black screen... ;)
  - Moire  : the classic colorful moire-blanker
  - Forest : colorful fractal trees
  - Spiral : an incredible rotating spiral
  - Flower : a very nice blanker whch draws several elliptic objects
  - Random : one of the blankers above is randomly chosen (except Black)

  CGXBlanker also supports the DPMS energy-saving methods of modern
  monitors. You can enable/disable this option and control the delay
  before the blanker switches to the DPMS mode(s).

  This blanker is a system-friendly commodity and you also have
  keyboard shortcuts for immediate blanking, immediate DPMS and quit.

  The blanker settings are easy to adjust with the CGXBlankerPrefs
  program - this is much simplier than changing Tooltypes by hand.


Features
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 CGXBlanker...
   o supports (or better: needs) CyberGraphics or Picasso96
   o is small
   o has a prefs program with GUI
   o is fast
   o is a Commodity
   o supports all three types of DPMS
   o is fully configurable
   o is systemfriendly designed
   o is freeware


Requirements
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  o AmigaOS 3.x+ (tested with OS 3.5 and OS3.1)
  o GfxBoard running with CyberGraphX or Picasso96 and a
    Workbench/DefaultPublicScreen running in >=256 Colors
    (tested with CGXV3, 1152x900x16, OpusMagellanII)


Installation
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  1. Copy the CGXBlanker program into your WBStartup drawer.
  2. Copy the CGXBlankerPrefs program to your System:Prefs drawer.
  3. Update your libs:wizard.library
  4. Now configure the blanker by using the Prefs program.
  5. Thats it!


Distribution
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  CGXBlanker is MAILWARE. I would be happy to get an eMail if you like/use
  it or if you have any questions about this tool.


Future
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  - More blanker modules
  - Modular blanker modules
  - All of your good ideas


History
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  V1.00: (27.03.1999)
         ** first public release **

  V1.10: (05.04.1999)
         - Added a Prefs-program with GUI for a simple configuration of
           the large number of blanker parameters. The Prefs-program
           now made the Tooltypes useless.
           There where also a lot of changes to the blankers:
         - Moire:
           o Selectable amount of lines
           o Full controlable random/fixed sped-settings
         - Forest:
           o Selectable number of trees to draw until clear-screen
           o Changeable colorstep which controls the colors used
             for every tree.
         - Spiral:
           o The spiral of the Spiral-Blanker now can rotate in both directions
             (controlable: random, clock wise, counter clock wise)
           o Selectable startangle (random or zero)
           o Three point styles: pixel, lines and blocks
           o Adjustable amoutn of points/elements
           o Controlable speed of the gradient
         - Added support for all three types of DMPS energy saving methods.
           (the old version only supported the OFF-mode)
           Thanks to ...
         - Now you can control what blankers the random module can choose.

  V1.20: (15.11.1999)
         ** second public release **
         - Added a nice new blanker module "Flower". Many thanks to
           Roland Menzel for providing the very nice idea!!

Author
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  Stefan Robl <stefan.robl@tirnet.de>
  More infos about ArtecScan, PPCjpeg, the QBox and my other Projects?

  Just visit my Homepage: http://www.tirnet.de/~srobl


Have fun!