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Answers to common support questions are available onwww.seraline.com/faq.htm. Please read these before emailing for support.
What is Adrift
Screensaver
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Disclaimer
Adrift Screensaver is a Windows 95/98/NT/2000
screensaver which draws floating lines across the screen, creating beautiful
patterns while you are not using your computer.
Recommended minimum: 486 CPU, 256 colors.
General
The settings screens have some sliders which you may use to control the types of drawings Adrift does.
| Speed | The further the slider is to the right, the slower the shapes will be drawn. |
| Minimum Time per Drawing, Maximum Time per Drawing |
Use these to control how long the lines are drawn before a new sequence is started. |
| How many colors to use | If you prefer only a few colors to be used at a time, then have the slider towards the left. |
| How often to clear the screen | If you prefer the screen to be cleared more often before starting a new pattern, then have the slider towards the right. |
| How often to use shapes | Adrift sometimes draws triangles, squares & pentagons. This slider controls how often these shapes are used. |
| How often to use curves | How often curved lines are drawn, rather than straight lines. |
| Blank screen after specified period | If you are using automatic power-down, or perhaps overnight disk utilities such as back-up, then you may want the screensaver to cease disk activity after a while. |
Animation
When running in 256 color mode, Adrift animates the color, giving a sliding, hypnotic effect. The slider controls how often animation is used. If chosen, then animation is used for the entire run. If your computer's display is set to High Color or True color mode (16 or 24-bit color), then normally color animation is not possible, as those modes do not support it. However, if you have the Microsoft DirectX drivers installed on your machine, then Adrift can use them to temporarily shift your machine to 256 color mode, and back again at the end of the run. If you don't want this to happen, then turn animation off by sliding the control all the way to the left.
If you do not have DirectX installed, then your can download the DirectX End User Software from the Microsoft DirectX web site. The download is about 5.5 Meg.
Animation using DirectX is not available under Windows NT4 for Adrift.
Adrift Screensaver is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by Seraline Pty Ltd. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by Australian copyright law and also by international treaty provisions.
The registration fee will license Adrift Screensaver for use on any computers in your home, and on one computer at work on which you are the main user.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
You may not provide the software to any other user, nor may you upload the registered version to any online service, such as a bulletin board or internet ftp site or web site.
Seraline Pty Ltd may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Seraline Pty Ltd.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available on-line from http://www.seraline.com/faq.htm. Please consult this page before emailing for support.
Seraline provides its registered users with free support via email. If you have a question, please send an email message to support@seraline.com.
Other screensavers are available on Seraline's WWW Home Page:
3aline Screensaver - Dynamic 3D shapes move and hover around your screen, creating colorful images.
Seraline Screensaver - displays an endless variety of colorful abstract-art-like images.
Seractal Screensaver - displays beautiful full-screen fractals.
Photo Mishmash Screensaver - Stretch, squeeze and swirl your own photos.
Serandom Screensaver - a screensaver manager, or randomizer, which allows you to specify how often and how long each of your selected screensavers should run.
If you used a full Adrift Setup procedure to install, then you will be able to uninstall Adrift by using Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs.
Otherwise, delete the file Adrift2.scr from your Windows\System folder. You can find the file using Windows Explorer.
ADRIFT SCREENSAVER IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE ADRIFT SCREENSAVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISKS AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NSW, AUSTRALIA, AND ANY ACTION BY EITHER PARTY SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT LOCATED IN NSW, AUSTRALIA.