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                       Senti-Tray BETA v1.1
                         README, July 2001
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(c) Luke Snelgar, 2001.

Web    : http://sentitray.cjb.net
E-Mail : xertia@start.com.au


This documentation is incomplete! The final version will use full HTML
documentation, complete with it's own screen-shots ;-)

Please read ALL of this document before using this software!


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_Disclaimer

Well I guess I better put this in...

 By using this software you agree to the following terms.

 I can NOT be held responsible for ANY damages which may arise due to
 your use of this software.

 Using this software in some situations may break certain privacy laws.
 I can NOT be held responsible for ANY laws which you may be breaking
 by using this software. If you are unsure about where you stand legally
 please contact local authorities to find out more about your rights and
 the rights of others in regards to privacy in your area.

 This software is currently FREEWARE. You may distribute it freely, via
 any available medium, however this document MUST accompany the software.

 If you intend to include this software on a compilation CD-ROM or similar
 media please e-mail me first. Thankyou.


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_What is Senti-Tray?

Senti-Tray is a utility that lives in the Windows system tray and takes
a screen-shot at specified intervals. The screen-shots are saved in a
specified folder as JPEG images, using customized compression quality.
Each image file is named DATE-TIME.JPG, where DATE and TIME are the
actual date and time when the image is saved.


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_System Requirements

PC 300Mhz or faster
Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000
16Mb RAM
600Kb HD + space for images (see section: Disk Usage)
16Bpp display or better preferable


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_The Options

"Save images to folder"           - The folder where image files will be 
                                    stored
"JPEG Quality"                    - The compression quality for each image,
                                    I recommend using 25
"Admin Password"                  - The password used to activate Senti-Tray
                                    from the tray
                                    (double-click)
"Capture image every ## seconds"  - The delay between each screen-capture
"Tray Tool-Tip"                   - A custom tool-tip to display for the tray
                                    icon, "Anti-Virus" is a good one to
                                    use ;-)
"Do not show tray icon"           - What is says! Senti-Tray will be completely
                                    hidden. You will need to run Senti-Tray again
                                    to activate the password prompt
"Scheduled Capture"               - With scheduled capture enabled you can tell
                                    Senti-Tray to only capture between two times
                                    of the day/night. Simply select the "from" time
                                    and "to" time, which are listed in 24hr format.


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_Disk Usage

Senti-Tray can use up a lot of disk space if not administered on a
regular basis (ie daily). The amount of space used for each image
depends on the Compression Quality you select. I recommend a quality
setting of 25. This creates a perfectly viewable/readable image and
only uses approximately 30Kb per image. Another major factor is the
interval between saves. The lowest setting you can have is 1 second,
however I strongly recommend using no less than 30 seconds as the lag
created by each screen-capture becomes quite noticeable otherwise.
Hopefully in a future release I can figure out a way to capture without
so much lag (on my 600Mhz Celeron the lag is approx. 1 second).
Your file-system and cluster size will also play a role in usage, as
in any multiple small-sized file storage.

So how much space is used in say, 12 hours with a 30 second interval?

In 12 hours with a delay of 30 seconds between each capture, approximately
45Mb of hard-disk space is used. For 24 hours, obviously this would be about
90Mb.


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_Command-Line Parameters

Well there is only one at the moment. Running the program with the -STEALTH
parameter will force Senti-Tray to automatically minimize to the system tray
and begin capturing using the current configuration. This is mainly used for
running when Windows starts.


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_Changes

BETA v1.1
 - Password is now encrypted in the ini-file
 - Added scheduled capture
 - Added browse for folder functionality
 - A few visual tweaks
 - Added tray-icon hiding option

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_Future Additions

Yes, there are many more ideas to be implemented yet. Some of these include
the following:

 - Remote administration via LAN/Internet
 - Option to start capturing only when certain keyword(s) have been typed
 - Option to start capturing only when a certain program is run
 - Create a new folder for image storage each session


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_Report A Bug

Yes, please report any bugs you find! Simply e-mail me using the address
at the top of this document, and the subject "Senti-Tray Bug".
Thanks.


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_Known Bugs

 - Letters can be entered into interval and compression quality edit boxes
 - Not really a bug, window can be seen for a split second when running with
   the -stealth parameter, before minimizing to the tray. Hardly noticeable
   on my system.