* * * WIN DECOR * * *

This month we offer our first Windows 3.1 program.
Win Decor lets you have a different Wallpaper
backgound for Windows each time you run Windows.

Wallpaper backgrounds can be either tiled or
centered.  Tiled backgrounds repeat a .BMP file from
the top left of the screen until the screen is full.
Centered backgrounds take a .BMP file and center
the image on the screen.

There are several shareware programs that allow
you to randomly choose a background, but most of
them either tile everything, or use some sort
of arbitrary method to decide whether to tile
or center the Wallpaper backgrounds.

Win Decor puts YOU in charge.  You can select
whether to tile or center individual images,
regardless of their size or name.  You can also
choose any combination of .BMP files to include
in the random search.

Introduction 

Win Decor is a Windows utility that was specifically 
created to give you more power over your Windows 
wallpaper.  Use Win Decor to select a group of bit 
mapped graphics (.BMP files).  Every time you boot 
Windows, Win Decor will randomly select a .bmp to 
display as your wallpaper.  You never know which 
graphic Win Decor will display next! You can add Win 
Decor to your Windows Startup so that it will run 
automatically each time you boot or reboot Windows, or 
you can run Win Decor like any other program.  
Remember, Win Decor not only adds an element of 
surprise to Windows computing, but it allows you to 
control the surprise! 


How To Install 

Step 1 -- Use the File Manager to copy DECOR.EXE and 
DECOR.HLP  into your Windows directory. 

Step 2 -- Close the File Manager and return to the 
Program Manager. 

Step 3 -- Open the "Main" Program Group window from the 
Program Manager. 

Step 4 -- Under the File Menu, select "New." 

Step 5 -- In the "New" dialog box that appears, select 
"New Program Item." 

Step 6 -- In the "New Program Item" dialog box that 
appears, fill in the matching blanks with the 
information that follows: 

Description:            Win Decor Configuration 
Command Line:           decor.exe 

Step 7 -- Press OK to create the "New Program Item."

Step 8 -- Close the "Main" Program Group window.

Note:  Steps 9-12 add Win Decor to Windows Startup so 
that Win Decor will automatically display a new .BMP 
every time you boot Windows.  If you do not wish to 
change your current setup, ignore the remaining steps. 

Step 9 -- Open the "Startup" Program Group window from 
the Program Manager or create a "Startup" Program Group 
if your current Windows setup does not include one. 

Step 10 -- Under the File Menu, select "New." 

Step 11 -- In the "New" dialog box that appears, select 
"New Program Item." 

Step 12 -- In the "New Program Item" dialog box that 
appears, fill in the matching blanks with the 
information that follows: 

Description:            Win Decor Startup 
Command Line:           decor.exe /s 

Note:  You must type a space before the slash (/), when 
you type "decor.exe /s" in the command line blank 
above. 

Note:  To de-install Win Decor without actually 
removing it from your hard drive, either delete the 
program item "Win Decor Startup" from your Startup 
Group or move it to another group.  This will keep Win 
Decor from running every time you reboot Windows. 

How To Configure 

First, run the "Win Decor Configuration" item
by double-clicking on its icon in the Program
Manager.

When you ran Win Decor, it "scanned" your Windows 
directory for .BMP files.  These appear in the File 
List on the left side of the Win Decor configuration 
dialog box.  The total number of .BMP files found by 
Win Decor is shown just below the file list.  The first 
time you run Win Decor, all are "selected," so the 
number in Selected Files should match the number in 
Total Files. 

You may now select a group of .bmp files that Win Decor 
can access.  You do this by "excluding" those .BMP 
files that you do not want Win Decor to display.  Each 
time you boot Windows, Win Decor will display one of 
the .bmp files you included in this group as your new 
wallpaper. 

Step 1 -- Highlight a .BMP file that you wish to 
include or exclude. 

Step 2 -- Select Include or Exclude (located to the 
right of the File List in the Status section of Current 
Selection).  Please note that the "+" or "-" symbol 
located beside each .BMP filename illustrates its 
status. 

Step 3 -- Select the way you want the .BMP to display -
- TILE (the graphic repeats to fill the entire screen) 
or CENTER (one copy of the graphic is centered on your 
screen).  The display method of each .BMP is denoted by 
a "T" or a "C" beside the .BMP filenames in the File 
List. 

Step 4 -- Repeat Steps 1-3 for each .BMP file that you 
want to change. 

Step 5 -- Select OK to save the current settings and 
exit, or select Cancel to discard the changes you've 
made. 

-- BUTTONS --

There are a total of nine buttons in the Win Decor 
Configuration dialog box.  One button, located in the 
Current Selection area, allows you to use a selected 
.BMP file as your current Windows Wallpaper.  Four 
buttons provide you with shortcuts for "including" or 
"excluding" all .BMP files and for "tiling" or 
"centering" all .BMP files.  These are located directly 
under the Current Selection area.  Four other buttons 
allow you to access Help or information about Win Decor 
and to OK new settings or cancel any changes you've 
made to the settings. 

Use As Current Wallpaper -- Select this button to use 
the highlighted .BMP file as your current Windows 
Wallpaper.  Hint: it also provides you with a way to 
view files when trying to decide whether to include 
or to exclude them from the Win Decor "pool." 

Include All -- Select this button to include all the 
listed .BMP files in the "pool" of files from which Win 
Decor will make a random selection each time you boot 
Windows.  A "+" sign will be placed in front of each 
filename.  Use this when you want to include all files 
or when you want to include all but a few files. 

Exclude All -- Select this button to exclude all the 
listed .BMP files from the "pool" of files from which 
Win Decor will make a random selection each time you 
boot Windows.  A "-" sign will be placed in front of 
each filename.  Use this when you want to exclude all 
files or when you want to include just a few files. 

Tile All -- Select this button to tile each .BMP file.  
A "T" will be placed in front of the filename and after 
the "+" or "-". 

Center All -- Select this button to center each .BMP 
file.  A "C" will be placed in front of the filename 
and after the "+" or "-". 

About... -- Select this button to access version, 
credit and copyright information in the About Box. 

Help... -- Select this button to access the Contents 
Page of Win Decor Help. 

Cancel -- Select this button to exit without saving any 
changes to Win Decor's settings. 

OK -- Select this button to save the current settings 
and exit Win Decor. 

We hope you enjoy this program.  We are currently 
working on a Windows "To Do" program, and we'll have
that on a soon to be published issue of ODM.

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