itsnotabigtruck Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 (edited) This thread is deprecated. Please use the new thread instead. Could a mod lock this thread? Thanks. Edited November 6, 2004 by memodude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F. Administrators Posted November 28, 2003 Administrators Share Posted November 28, 2003 ty, if you would like i can post in software news ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Head Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Neat :) Using it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 The "Settings screen" is REALLY slow to render, and it doesn't detect my proxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ryan Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Great idea. Thanks. Can you also have it display gamers news too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Is it possible to have the Neowin logo at the top move around, if it stays in the same place it kind of defeats the purpose of a screen saver :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphen Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 now this is inovative :) But it should view all categories, Main news, gamers news and software news. And it should have a option to view a combination of them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F. Administrators Posted November 28, 2003 Administrators Share Posted November 28, 2003 https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?categor...ftware&id=15461 and i have hosted the file for you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackice912 Veteran Posted November 28, 2003 Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2003 Any idea why mine is speaking in some other language? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin L Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 i like this kind of thing :cool: but when i exit the screensaver would be nice if ie isn't going to neowin :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted November 28, 2003 Veteran Share Posted November 28, 2003 i like this kind of thing :cool: but when i exit the screensaver would be nice if ie isn't going to neowin :) Enter isn't the only way to exit the screensaver, check out the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 ty, if you would like i can post in software news ;) Thanks a lot!!!! Any idea why mine is speaking in some other language?Absolutely no clue. Do you have the .NET Framework 1.1? I can't think of any other reason. :pand i have hosted the file for you Again, thanks a lot! That should avoid some load on my Comcast web page. :p now this is inovative But it should view all categories, Main news, gamers news and software news. And it should have a option to view a combination of them 1. Thanks!2. I might add Gamer news, with a enable/disable option. I didn't add gamer news because I thought forum, software, and main news were of higher priority. :p 3. That is a little more complicated. The switching effect sort of makes it a screensaver. Is it possible to have the Neowin logo at the top move around, if it stays in the same place it kind of defeats the purpose of a screen saver? I might do this, however the Neowin logo has a perfect little notch in the corner. It already has a changing effect with the forum, software, and main news. Great idea. Thanks. Can you also have it display gamers news too? I might, see above.:DDThe "Settings screen" is REALLY slow to render, and it doesn't detect my proxy. 1. I have no way to test it with a proxy. Also, should you really be using it at work? 2. I don't know how to use it with a proxy, it just uses System.Net.WebClient. Hmm. Neat? Using it now. Cool! I like that people are using my app:D:Di like this kind of thing but when i exit the screensaver would be nice if ie isn't going to neowin Yes, as creamhackered said it isn't the only way to exit it. Mouse movement as well as pressing any key (except Enter) will simply exit the screensaver. Pressing Enter will exit and go to Neowin.net. The Enter-to-Neowin feature can be enabled/disabled in Settings. Also, moving the mouse within 10 seconds of starting the screensaver by default will not do anything. You can adjust that delay under Mouse delay in Settings:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Great job guys... I loves it... my precious screensaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 Great job guys... I loves it... my precious screensaver. Glad you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smufie Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Yeah, really neat screensaver. Finally something worth to replace the XP one! And I really think you should add the Game News, no reason not to :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 I have an updated installer, it is slightly larger because it now includes the Lucida Grande font used by the header and has an option to start Display Properties at the end. It is available here. @Voodoo: Could you please update the file on the Neowin server to this? Thanks a lot. :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 2. I might add Gamer news, with a enable/disable option. I didn't add gamer news because I thought forum, software, and main news were of higher priority. Speak for yourself!!!! :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N_B Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Neat-O! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigglesTheFish Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 pretty cool screen saver... will keep this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F. Administrators Posted November 28, 2003 Administrators Share Posted November 28, 2003 I have an updated installer, it is slightly larger because it now includes the Lucida Grande font used by the header and has an option to start Display Properties at the end.It is available here. @Voodoo: Could you please update the file on the Neowin server to this? Thanks a lot. :D :D :D done & updated news post to 1.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smufie Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 I have set it to exit the screensaver if I move the mouse 1px, but it seems like it takes a lot more. I actually have to move the mouse like a mad man to make it exit. Hope it will get fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 I have set it to exit the screensaver if I move the mouse 1px, but it seems like it takes a lot more. I actually have to move the mouse like a mad man to make it exit. Hope it will get fixed! It takes a moment to exit. You are most likely moving it until it finishes exiting. Try just moving it a pixel then waiting up to 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted November 29, 2003 Author Share Posted November 29, 2003 Version 2.0 is out! What's new: Configuration screen supports Windows XP themes Main news, software news, gamer news, and new forum posts can now be enabled and disabled Support for gamer news added (see above), not enabled by default The title text in the screensaver is changed for each section The user can now choose to go to the page associated with the active section when [Enter] is pressed, ex. the software section is active, the user presses [Enter], and Neowin opens to software news About box added (with scrolling credits!) @Voodoo: Could you add/update software news with this new version, as well as update the Neowin file to this? Thanks a lot, for this and all the support. BTW: look at the about box under Special Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicedreams Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 Now you need to add an option to adjust how long it takes before it cycles between pages or refreshing... Can you also add an option to show a brief discription of each news? Dunno if possible or not though. AWSOME Program! Loving it so far... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicedreams Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 Another thing... Can you make it so you can cycle through different site's news and forums listings also? Have it like have a different theme for each site info that it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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