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eFMerWALL Wallpaper changer v 2.0

Starting eFMerWall

After starting the program places an icon in the taskbar. Normally found in the right bottom of the

screen. lick the left mouse button !hen the mouse is above the icon.

How to begin

eFMerWall e"pects a directory !ith pictures#photos in $%&' (M% or almost !hatever format.

)very time at startup the directory is scanned and all are sho!s as a desktop image in a certain

*random+ interval on , or 2 screens.

The directory where the pictures are

lick on the follo!ing icon-

And a e"plorer style !indo! opens' select a file in the directory the pictures are placed.

Any picture !ill do it doesnt matter !hich one.

/f this directory is empty but there are pictures in the subdirectories' place an empty te"t file on this

location and select the empty te"t file. he te"t file is skipped but the subdirectories are scanned.

Ne"t the directory' including the subdirectories are scanned and you get a number of pictures

found in this case 12.

JPG only

click the 3$%& e"tension only 4 to include only 5.6pg files.

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Random display

7nless Randomis checked the pictures are displayed se8uentially. With Random checked this

changes if fully random.

9cale the picture

9caling can be done in 2 !ays-

9elect Stretchedin the Desktopgroup and let Windo!s handle the scaling. his sometimes

!orks 6ust fine.

o generate less overhead *smaller picture+' use Scale to fit screen. he picture !ill be scaled'

back or up' before it is being send to the system.

/n dual screen mode this is al!ays done' regardless of the setting of Scale to fit screen.

Display label window

/f you have a larger collection of pictures' it is very handy to have a description of the pictures

sho!n. o do so check this bo".

A small te"t !indo! appears. :ou can move it by holding the pointer over it and pressing the left

mouse button. ;eep the left mouse button pressed as you move the !indo! to the right location.

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Interval between pictures

9et the interval bet!een different pictures from , minute to 2= hours.

For e"ample to get a ne! pictures every time the computer is started set the interval to 2= hours.

Close dialog screen

o close the eFMerWall dialog click on Ok

Menu

After starting the program places an icon in the taskbar. Normally found in the right bottom of thescreen. lick the right mouse button !hen the mouse is above the icon.

Open:opens the main dialog.Update:

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Update

o check for a ne! update you can go to !!!.efmer.eu and select do!nload.

An easier !ay is the select 7pdate in the Menu.

%ress "heck for Update and a file is read on !!!.efmer.euto check if the latest version is

installed.

/f there is a ne! version select Updateno! eFMerWall closes and the bro!ser opens !ith the

ne! program to be installed *as administrator+.

Start eFMerWall at startup

:ou can move the program to the startup group of Windo!s or as administrator check the 39tart

eFMerWall at startup4 so it !ill run for all users. 7sers can setup their o!n directory and other

settings.

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dditional !n"ormation

Left in the display you find additional information.

Set Dual Screen Mode

9et this mode !hen using 2 screens and you !ant to display different pictures on each monitor.

9elect Dual screen'

the desktop must be set to #iled.

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Dual monitor with different resolution

9creen , and screen 2 can be of different resolution. /n this case the picture on screen 2 may be

scaled improperly.

Lets assume a screen of ,?20 " ,200 and one of ,==0 " ,200.

eFMerWall !ill automatically ad6ust the !idth and @eight to the correct value for screen ,. (ut for

screen 2 the height must be ad6usted manually to get a correctly scaled picture.

9elect Ad$anced settin%s.

Ad6ust the height for screen 2 to ?00 and press Set

/f for some reason the default value is needed' press Default &idth ' (ei%htthis !ill reset the

resolution for screen , an 2 to the default system value.

We appreciate any comments. All re8uest for additions of the program !ill be considered.

/ like translate the program to more languages' so if you !ant to help.

;ind regards'

he eFMer team.

fredefmer.eu

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