screensavers

[Kenneth Armstrong]

I know that this is fluff, but I would like to contribute a good, honest 
attempt at making a screensaver program for ReactOS.  Basically, what I 
am looking for is how is the API set up for ReactOS to write programs 
for it?  I am familiar with writing programs for Windows, and I know the 
basic ins and outs of making a screensaver for
Windows (including it's registry settings), however there is some API 
specific code that I need in order to give this a shot.

Do you guys have a reference of some kind as to what API functions, 
constants, etc. that you have implemented in ReactOS that mirror those 
of Windows?

Thanks in advance, and if there isn't enough in ReactOS yet for me to 
try this out yet, then I'll try to help on something else that I would 
be capable of.

And I must say, and I'm not trying to kiss ass here, but I really 
appreciate what you guys are working at here.  Keep it up.

Kenneth Armstrong

[Brandon Turner]

If you make it work on windows, it will work on ROS.  And if it doesnt, 
it will someday.

Brandon

Kenneth Armstrong wrote:
> I know that this is fluff, but I would like to contribute a good, 
> honest attempt at making a screensaver program for ReactOS.  
> Basically, what I am looking for is how is the API set up for ReactOS 
> to write programs for it?  I am familiar with writing programs for 
> Windows, and I know the basic ins and outs of making a screensaver for
> Windows (including it's registry settings), however there is some API 
> specific code that I need in order to give this a shot.
>
> Do you guys have a reference of some kind as to what API functions, 
> constants, etc. that you have implemented in ReactOS that mirror those 
> of Windows?
>
> Thanks in advance, and if there isn't enough in ReactOS yet for me to 
> try this out yet, then I'll try to help on something else that I would 
> be capable of.
>
> And I must say, and I'm not trying to kiss ass here, but I really 
> appreciate what you guys are working at here.  Keep it up.
>
> Kenneth Armstrong
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[Jerry]

Hummmm....... then it is time for me to make some screensavers too.....

Brandon Turner wrote:
> If you make it work on windows, it will work on ROS.  And if it 
> doesnt, it will someday.
>
> Brandon
>
> Kenneth Armstrong wrote:
> > I know that this is fluff, but I would like to contribute a good, 
> > honest attempt at making a screensaver program for ReactOS.  
> > Basically, what I am looking for is how is the API set up for ReactOS 
> > to write programs for it?  I am familiar with writing programs for 
> > Windows, and I know the basic ins and outs of making a screensaver for
> > Windows (including it's registry settings), however there is some API 
> > specific code that I need in order to give this a shot.
> >
> > Do you guys have a reference of some kind as to what API functions, 
> > constants, etc. that you have implemented in ReactOS that mirror 
> > those of Windows?
> >
> > Thanks in advance, and if there isn't enough in ReactOS yet for me to 
> > try this out yet, then I'll try to help on something else that I 
> > would be capable of.
> >
> > And I must say, and I'm not trying to kiss ass here, but I really 
> > appreciate what you guys are working at here.  Keep it up.
> >
> > Kenneth Armstrong
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[Richard Campbell]

I believe screensavers are nothing more than exe files that respond to 
different switches.  IIRC there is nothing else different about a 
screensaver.  If you'd like the source, i might be able to dig it up. 
That being said, it's been YEARS (Windows 95 anyone? :P) since i've done 
it, so if i am mistaken, i apologize.

Kenneth Armstrong wrote:
> I know that this is fluff, but I would like to contribute a good, 
> honest attempt at making a screensaver program for ReactOS.  
> Basically, what I am looking for is how is the API set up for ReactOS 
> to write programs for it?  I am familiar with writing programs for 
> Windows, and I know the basic ins and outs of making a screensaver for
> Windows (including it's registry settings), however there is some API 
> specific code that I need in order to give this a shot.
>
> Do you guys have a reference of some kind as to what API functions, 
> constants, etc. that you have implemented in ReactOS that mirror those 
> of Windows?
>
> Thanks in advance, and if there isn't enough in ReactOS yet for me to 
> try this out yet, then I'll try to help on something else that I would 
> be capable of.
>
> And I must say, and I'm not trying to kiss ass here, but I really 
> appreciate what you guys are working at here.  Keep it up.
>
> Kenneth Armstrong
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> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[art yerkes]

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 01:17:50 -0500
Richard Campbell [e-mail] wrote:
> I believe screensavers are nothing more than exe files that respond to 
> different switches.  IIRC there is nothing else different about a 
> screensaver.  If you'd like the source, i might be able to dig it up. 
> That being said, it's been YEARS (Windows 95 anyone? :P) since i've done 
> it, so if i am mistaken, i apologize.

There's a great codeproject article on this, and your recollection
is correct:

http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/smoovcpscreensaver.asp
-- 
Here's a simple experiment. Stand on a train track between two
locomotives which are pushing on you with equal force in opposite directions. You will exhibit no net motion. None the less, you may
soon begin to notice that something important is happening.
-- Robert Stirniman

[Casper Hornstrup]

I have written a DirectDraw 8 snowfall application once. Black screen,
lots of white pixels falling down to the bottom of the screen, until
the screen is all filled with snow. It's written in Borland Turbo Assembler (don't ask)
and the source code is about 20KB in size (not including the DirectDraw interface
code). If someone wants to rewrite it in C and make it a screensaver, I'll be
happy to send you the source code.

Casper
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> Armstrong
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> Subject: [ros-dev] screensavers
>
> I know that this is fluff, but I would like to contribute a good, honest
> attempt at making a screensaver program for ReactOS.  Basically, what I
> am looking for is how is the API set up for ReactOS to write programs
> for it?  I am familiar with writing programs for Windows, and I know the
> basic ins and outs of making a screensaver for
> Windows (including it's registry settings), however there is some API
> specific code that I need in order to give this a shot.
>
> Do you guys have a reference of some kind as to what API functions,
> constants, etc. that you have implemented in ReactOS that mirror those
> of Windows?
>
> Thanks in advance, and if there isn't enough in ReactOS yet for me to
> try this out yet, then I'll try to help on something else that I would
> be capable of.
>
> And I must say, and I'm not trying to kiss ass here, but I really
> appreciate what you guys are working at here.  Keep it up.
>
> Kenneth Armstrong
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