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“Screentime is a joy to use and it could even serve as an example to other software makers on how to make easy to use programs.”
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“This is an incredibly easy program to use. Just drag and drop your SWF file and follow the steps logically to the end. That is all there is to it.”
Mac Design Magazine: Rating: 4 (out of 5)
“If you’ve been looking for an easy tool to turn your Flash movies into screensavers, then look no further than Screentime for Flash.”
“You have a great product! We used it to create the Miami Dolphin's screensaver and they were very happy with the results"
NEW Fullscreen Playback - Part II - No Scaling (AS3) (win, mac, flas)
This sample show how to use stage.scaleMode = "no_scale" and the stage resize event to control the layout of your content.
This sample demonstrates how to use STF class properties." + "\n\n" +
"STF properties are available after the STF component is initialized. " +
"Add the event listener, STF.addEventListener(STFEvent.INITIALIZATION_COMPLETE, " +
"yourHandler);, to receive notice when component initialization is complete.
Screentime 4 adds a set of desktop properties to the STF class. These properties include a key file paths (eg picturesDir) , the user name, the computer name, monitor number, playback mode (e.g. screensaver/settings window/etc.) and more. Add a listener for the STFEvent.INITIALIZATION_COMPLETE event to receive notice when initialization is complete and these properties are available.
Fullscreen Playback - Part I (AS3) (win, mac, flas) Depending on the aspect ratio of your SWF your content may
appear scaled, distorted, letter boxed, and/or cropped. This sample
explains how stage.scaleMode effects fullscreen playback of yoru SWF.
Add a Quit button to your Interactive Screensaver (AS2)(win, mac, flas) If you are including interactive features in your screensaver, you will need to add some way for the user to quit the screensaver. One way to do this is to add a button that calls Screentime's STF.quit() command.
Monitor and Mode (AS2) (win, mac, flas)
This example shows you how to play different content on each monitor
(primary or secondary) and for each playback mode (screensaver,
control panel preview, and settings window).
Basic "Connected" Saver (AS2) (win, mac, flas)
This example shows you how to check for a net connection, download an
image to a local directory, and set the image to be the active
wallpaper.
Internet and System APIs (AS2) (win, mac, flas)
This example shows
you how your Screentime screensaver can do the following.
get standard Mac and Windows folder paths
get a unique user identifier
perform runtime debugging
utilize Screentime's several "quit saver" options
disable keys, and other platform specific functions
File And Folder Commands (AS2) (win, mac, flas)
This example shows
you how your Screentime screensaver can do the following.
read and write to local files
delete, copy, and rename files
create shortcuts
create, delete, copy, and rename folders
list files and folders
Random Activity (AS2)(win, mac, flas)
Make even simple screensavers seem fresh and alive.
Add extra interest with random size, location, and movement.
This simple example shows
you how to add a bit of randomness to your screensaver.
(Flash 6 or later)
Flash-enhanced
Settings Window
Add a Flash-based "Settings" window (Options window on Mac OS X) that
enables users to customize playback of your screensaver. Your Flash
becomes part of the OS screensaver control panel GUI.
Udder Madness -- Animation Controls (win, mac, flas)
This simple example adds a user setting that modifies the saver's animation -- changes the .
(Flash 6 or later).
Sound Saver -- Mute and Sound Level (win, mac, flas)
This example shows you how to add mute and sound level control to the screensaver.
(win, mac, flas)
