AutoIt Screensaver!

[Dale2507]

Was looking through available downloads for AutoIt and noticed that there are no screensavers so i thought i'd make 1.

First of all this isn't made in AutoIt it's made in DarkBasic Proffesional and if anyone want the source i shall publish it at some point in the near future. just right click and and click install to add it to your desktop properties. I found out how to limit it to the preview window however it does go to full screen to begin with untill it figures out what to do.

Any key should close it apart from the arrow keys which can be used to control the spinning of the sphere in the middle.

AutoIt Screensaver

Things to do:

- make it look better

- add different objects

- add a config page

Comments are welcome

Edited November 10, 2008 by Dale2507

[Valik]

So... you wrote a screen-saver without actually reading any of the documentation on MSDN about writing screen-savers? Otherwise you would know how to write it properly so that it would work in the preview screen.

[Jon]

So... you wrote a screen-saver without actually reading any of the documentation on MSDN about writing screen-savers? Otherwise you would know how to write it properly so that it would work in the preview screen.

Meow!

To be fair although I know there is a preview switch I just spent 5 mins trying to find the MSDN page on it on LiveSearch (not allowed to use Google ) and I pretty much failed so I'm going to let it go...

[monoceres]

I think mine's better

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83811

@Jon

You just have to know what to search for

http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=scre...=&form=QBLH

Edit: I do realize my screen saver doesn't work in the preview window as well, but that was not a priority when writing the screen saver.

Edited November 8, 2008 by monoceres

[Dale2507]

So... you wrote a screen-saver without actually reading any of the documentation on MSDN about writing screen-savers? Otherwise you would know how to write it properly so that it would work in the preview screen.

erm... ye pretty much. it was just a quick thing i did cos i got bored. also i don't think dbpro can handle puttin stuff into the preview window. may have a look into it if i get bored again.

[Dale2507]

I think mine's better

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83811

@Jon

You just have to know what to search for

http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=scre...=&form=QBLH

Edit: I do realize my screen saver doesn't work in the preview window as well, but that was not a priority when writing the screen saver.

oooh i quite like that. if u search on forum there's some functions that someone's put 2gether to put it into preview window and add a config page.

Edit: the functions can also add dual screen functionality btw

Edited November 8, 2008 by Dale2507

[TehWhale]

Yeah I like that it spins, but its ugly!

[Dale2507]

Yeah I like that it spins, but its ugly!

tis a bit ugly

as i say it was just a quick thing i put 2geter an i'm not really a graphics person. i just make stuff work. lol

if i get bored it shall be improved!

[Dale2507]

good news!

i got bored! so i added preview window functionality. just updatin file so link won't work for a few mins

[cppman]

I think you should raise the poly-count of the sphere by a lot.

[Dale2507]

I think you should raise the poly-count of the sphere by a lot.

i dunno how 2 do that but i shall look into it sometime. that shud make it look bette

Edit: I figured it out and link is updated. looks a lot better now.

Edited November 9, 2008 by Dale2507

[cppman]

i dunno how 2 do that but i shall look into it sometime. that shud make it look bette

Edit: I figured it out and link is updated. looks a lot better now.

It looks a lot better now.

[Skrip]

It looks a lot better now.

...not really...

[cppman]

...not really...

Have you seen the original?

[A. Percy]

Why not do purely on autoit?

I saw a interesting thing to start here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83581

[Dale2507]

Why not do purely on autoit?

I saw a interesting thing to start here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=83581

It's much easier to make it in DBPro since it's made for games an supports 3d object really easily.

[A. Percy]

Ok, DBPro is very easy, but I was thinking:

If I want to make an AutoIt screensaver, I'll try to demonstrate the language capabilities. (my opinion)

I'm trying to say: What do you think if Microsoft uses the OS X to develop their products?

Edited November 20, 2008 by A. Percy

[A. Percy]

Withdraw what I said, good ideas are welcome regardless of the used platform.

[youknowwho4eva]

Microsoft Developers use XP, they find Vista too buggy.

[james3mg]

Sorry, can't resist a plug

If you're interested, my screensaver UDF is at http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68216