Read Me - Filigree 1.1.0b0 (OpenGL)

Notes

Filigree is a screen saver that displays a network of lines as they weave elaborate and chaotic patterns through space.

This version of Filigree is a port of the original OpenGL-based Mac OS X screensaver. This version runs under OpenGL.

This software is in beta status due to a lack of sufficient testing, particularly for operating systems other than Windows XP SP2 or for multi-monitor configurations.

For updates and other versions of this screensaver, please visit http://www.whiteknightlogic.net/code.php?7.

Cheers,
Martin Thorne
martin.thorne@whiteknightlogic.net
October 29, 2007.

System Requirements

OpenGL 1.1 or later
Windows XP Service Pack 2
3D accelerated graphics card recommended

This software has not been tested with any versions of Windows Vista, and is not known to function properly under it.

Installation

Extract the files from this .zip file using the zip extraction program of your choice. You have probably already done this.
Place the FiligreeGL.scr file in the directory containing all your other .scr files. This directory varies between versions of Windows, but it's probably something like "Windows\System32\". Alternately, you may move the .scr file somewhere where it won't be deleted, right-click on it, and choose the "Install" option.
Open your "Display Properties" window by right-clicking on your desktop background and selecting "Properties". Click on the "Screen Saver" tab and select "FiligreeGL".

Options

Filigree has a several parameters that can be set to adjust the behavior and rendering of the particle system. To change Filigree's options, open the "Display Properties" window by right-clicking on your desktop background and selecting "Properties". Click on the "Screen Saver" tab, select "FiligreeGL" from the list of screen savers, and click on the "Settings" button.

Colors	Selects the color scheme of the lines. Select "Random" to select a different color each time the screen saver starts up. Select "Cycle" to switch colors from time to time.
Glow	Selects the quality of, or disables, the glow effect.
Symmetry	Enables reflection of each line across three planes of symmetry.
Wires	Adjusts the number of lines on screen at a time.
Wire Length	Adjusts the maximum length of the lines.
Speed	Adjusts the average speed of the lines.
Reset	Resets the screen saver to the factory settings.

Filigree is neither computationally nor graphically intensive and should run smoothly on virtually any fairly recent computer. If you are experiencing slowdown or stuttering, try reducing the "Lines" or "Line Length" sliders or turning off the glow effect.

Development History

1.0.0
Initial release version (Mac OS X)

1.0.0b0
Initial Windows release (OpenGL)

1.1.0b0
- Symmetry option added
- Minor improvements to rendering speed.

Disclaimer

This software is provided as is. The author accepts no liability for any damage arising in any way whatsoever from the use, reproduction, modification or distribution of this software.