                                     DigiSS
                      Interactive slide-Show Screen-Saver
                       TawbaWare Software, February 1999
                       http://members.tripod.com/~tawba



Installation
=============

To install DigiSS, run the setup program included in the zip file. 
This will put the screensaver in your C:\Windows directory.  Before you can run 
DigiSS, however, you must do the following:

1.  Make sure DigiSS is set as your current screensaver.  Go to 
Start|Settings|Control Panel and select the display icon.  Next, choose the 
"screensaver" tab and then use the drop down box to select DigiSS as your current
screensaver.

2. Generate a play list.  Once you have activated digiSS as your current screensaver, 
click the settings button, which will bring up DigiSS' configuration screen.  
Using the directory box, select the location of your images, and click appropriate 
box inside the "include files from:" frame.  Once the play list has been generated, 
click "Start" to activate the show!


Note: DigiSS needs the latest Visual Basic 6 run-time files to work. If you get an error
when starting DigiSS, you may not have these files installed on your system.  
Amother way to check if you have these files is to look for msvbvm60.dll in your 
c:\windows\system directory.  If you need these files, you can download them for free 
from Microsoft's site:

               ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/vbrun60.exe

See http://members.tripod.com/~tawba/vb6tawba.htm for more information.


OverView and Introduction
=========================

          DigiSS is a slide show screen saver designed specifically for use 
with images produced by digital cameras. Like most slide show screensavers, DigiSS 
creates a "slide-show" from a user-created play list of image files. But DigiSS 
improves on other screen savers in four ways: 

       1. DigiSS allows you to display any (or all) of the "hidden" information 
contained within digital camera files as part of the slide show. Many digital 
cameras insert information such as time, date, aperture, shutter speed, focus, 
exposure and zoom settings inside the files they produce. DigiSS can read this 
information and display it in the slide show. For example, select the Time and 
Date options and when the slide show begins all of your digital camera images 
will be displayed with a Time/Date stamp. 

       2. DigiSS makes it much easier to select the images to be included in the 
slide show. Most conventional screen savers require the user to select the images 
to be included in the display one by one, or folder by folder. If you've been 
using your digital camera for any time, you probably have images in many folders. 
DigiSS makes selecting all the images in all the folders a one-click procedure. 
Select the parent folder, and tell DigiSS that the images are contained in 
subfolders, and it will find all the graphics files. You can also tell DigiSS 
to scan for new images each time the screen saver starts, eliminating the need 
to update the play list each time you take more pictures. 

       3. DigiSS is an interactive screen saver. During the slide show you can 
control the configuration and options by using selected "hot keys". For example, 
pressing the "n" key immediately moves to the next image. Pressing the "p" key 
pauses the slide show on the current image, and "t" displays the current time 
and the elapsed time since DigiSS began. Pressing "i" toggles the information 
display on and off, and "c" brings up the configuration screen allowing you 
to change any of the programs settings. 

       4. DigiSS can function as a stand-alone slide show program. Create a 
short-cut to DigiSS on your Start-menu or Desktop and you can launch DigiSS 
manually. Hit "c" and all of DigiSS' configuration options are available. 


Registration Information
========================

DigiSS is Shareware, and costs $8 to purchase.  The unregistered version has a 
limit on the number of images it will display.  You can order DigiSS online and 
immediately receive an code that will unlock the full version of DigiSS. Once 
you have registered all future upgrade of DigiSS are free.

To order on-line, go to:
        http://order.kagi.com/?R8U

Alternatively, click the link from DigiSS' hompage:
        http://members.tripod.com/~tawba/digiss.htm


Technical Support and Bug reports
=================================

If you have any problems installing or running DigiSS, find any bugs, or have 
suggestions for improvement please send me an e-mail at maxlyons@erols.com.  
Please visit the DigiSS homepage for updates and information:

http://members.tripod.com/~tawba/digiss.htm


Warranty and Disclaimer
=======================

DIGISS IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.  
I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING  THE WARRANTIES OF 
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL I BE LIABLE 
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, 
LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES.  

Max Lyons
TawbaWare Software
http://members.tripod.com/~tawba

