Revolver™ allows selection of the windows to be included in the rotation and the duration for each window to be displayed. These options allow customization at runtime of what to show and how long to show it. The option settings can be saved from one run to another.

Using Revolver™
This section describes how to start the Revolver™ program, how to select which windows become part of the rotation, how to set options for how long each window is shown, how to begin the rotation of windows, how to stop the rotation of windows, and how to exit the Revolver™ program.

Starting Revolver™
Locate the folder in which Revolver™ was installed and double click the Revolver™ icon. A shortcut created during installation can be used as well.

The program will start with a list of windows that are candidates to be rotated. If the list is empty, check to make sure there are applications in the taskbar and that those applications are not minimized if the Exclude Minimized Windows option is checked.

Selecting Windows For Rotation
Since Revolver™ provides a list of candidates, selecting windows for rotation is a process of excluding unwanted windows from the list. There are three ways to exclude or remove entries that should not be part of the rotation from the Windows To Rotate list. The first method is to remove the check mark next to an entry in the Windows To Rotate list. The second method is to use the Exclude Window Classes list to exclude all windows of a particular class. The third method is to check the Exclude Minimized Windows option to eliminate any minimized windows from the rotation sequence.

If minimized windows are part of the rotation sequence, they will be restored the first time they are accessed during the rotation and shown each time thereafter. Revolver™ does not track which windows were minimized, so if any windows need to be minimized after Revolver™ stops, they will have to be minimized manually.

Be aware that windows which are created while Revolver™ is rotating windows will become part of the rotation sequence automatically if the Include New Windows Automatically option is checked. To prevent this from happening, uncheck the Include New Windows Automatically option, don't start the application, check the Exclude Minimized Windows option and minimize the application immediately after starting it, or exclude its class by placing an entry in the Exclude Window Classes list. Windows which close while Revolver™ is running are dropped from the rotation automatically. Windows that become minimized while Revolver™ is running will be removed from the rotation sequence if the Exclude Minimized Windows option is checked.

Excluding All Windows of a Class
An entire class of windows may be excluded by entering the name of the class in the Exclude Window Classes list. Exclusion of an entire window class is typically used to eliminate file explorer windows or help screens from the rotation.

To exclude all windows in a class from the rotation sequence, do the following:

1. Identify the class from the Windows To Rotate list.
2. Enter the class name in the edit box within the Exclude Window Classes group and press enter.

   Note! Be sure to use the exact capitalization as shown in the Windows list because the comparison done on class names is case sensitive.

3. Leave the check mark next to the class name if you want to exclude the class of windows from the list or clear the check mark if you want the class of windows to appear in the rotation.

Setting Options
Options may be set that control which windows become part of the rotation and how long each window is shown. Each of these options - Exclude Minimized Windows, Include New Windows Automatically, and display duration - are described below.

Excluding Minimized Windows
To exclude all minimized windows from the rotation, set the check box of the Exclude Minimized Windows option. If you want to include minimized windows in the rotation, clear the check box. If a window is minimized when it comes up in the rotation, it will be restored and shown. Keeping this option checked is recommended and allows easy removal of windows from the rotation by minimizing them.

Including New Windows Automatically
Revolver™, by default, will automatically add windows to the rotation sequence that are created while Revolver™ is running. To prevent automatically adding windows to the sequence, clear the Include New Windows Automatically option.

Setting Display Duration
To select how long each window is shown, do either of the following:

1. Key in a number between 1 and 99 inclusive in the edit box and press Enter
2. Click the left or right selector buttons to decrease or increase the time

Saving Option Settings
To save the settings for the next time Revolver™ is run, click the Save Settings For Next Time button. This will save the Exclude Window Classes list, the Exclude Minimized Windows option, the Include New Windows Automatically option, and the number of seconds each window should be shown. Theses items are stored in a file named "Revolver.ini" located in the same folder as the Revolver™ program for Personal Edition and the application data folder for Site and Enterprise Editions.

Starting Rotation
To start the rotation of windows, click the Begin Rotation button after the window list is set as desired. Revolver™ will minimize itself to the system tray and begin rotation of the selected windows from the task bar. Each screen will appear for the duration of time selected by the Show each window for XX seconds option.

Any windows that are created while Revolver™ is active will automatically be added to the rotation unless they are excluded because the Include New Windows Automatically option is checked, they are minimized and the Exclude Minimized Windows option is checked, or they are of a class that is checked in the Exclude Window Classes list.

Any windows that are closed while Revolver™ is active will automatically be dropped from the rotation at the end of a time slice. If a window is closed while it's being shown, the next window shown is unpredictable and may not be one of the eligible windows. The following window shown will be one of the windows in the Windows to Rotate list.

Stopping Rotation
To stop the rotation, do one of the following:

1. Left click the Revolver™ tray icon. The Revolver™ screen will be restored to the foreground
2. Right click the Revolver™ tray icon and select Restore from the pop up menu.

Exiting Revolver™
To exit Revolver™, do the following:

1. If a rotation is in progress, stop the rotation
2. Click the Save Settings For Next Time if the current settings should be saved
3. Click the Exit Revolver button or the Windows Close(X) button or press Alt+F4

Installing Revolver™
Revolver™ comes in a zip file containing the program and this help file. To install Revolver™, do the following:

1. Create a program folder - Program Files\Revolver - is recommended
2. Move the zip file containing Revolver™ to the folder created in step 1.
3. Unzip the contents of the zip file into the folder

Revolver™ does not write to the registry for any reason. The only other file that may be created by Revolver™ is a 'Revolver.ini' file in the folder where the program resides for the Personal Edition or the application data folder for the Site and Enterprise Editions. This file contains the settings that are saved from run to run if the Save Settings For Next Time button is clicked.

Contacting Support
If you are using Site or Enterprise Edition (the edition is displayed in the upper right corner of the Help screen), contact your support team for assistance. If you are using Personal Edition, support for Revolver™ is provided via email at the following address:

  Revolver.Support@jekoda.com

Go to http://www.jekoda.com for the latest on support information.

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