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This document provides instructions for formatting an INI file to customize the display of system information overlaid on a background bitmap. Key settings include font, color, alignment and type of system data to display for each line. Sample sections show how to display free text, file version, and registry value information. The goal is to generate an output bitmap file with customizable system data text overlaid.

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This document provides instructions for formatting an INI file to customize the display of system information overlaid on a background bitmap. Key settings include font, color, alignment and type of system data to display for each line. Sample sections show how to display free text, file version, and registry value information. The goal is to generate an output bitmap file with customizable system data text overlaid.

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Untitled ;; This INI file should use the following format ;; ;; [General] ;; BackgroundColor = <COLORREF value> ; The background

color to use (default = 0 (black)) ;; AutoBackground = [0 | 1] ; Use background color of current desktop (default = 0) ;; BackgroundBitmap = <path to BMP file> ; Overrides AutoBackground and BackgroundColor values. Loads background bitmap from BMP file ;; XOffset = <horizontal offset in pixels> ; Horizontal offest of the entire text block from the bitmap's center. Can be negative. Default = 0 ;; YOffset = <vertical offset in pixels> ; Vertical offest of the entire text block from the bitmap's center. Can be negative. Default = 0 ;; Output = <file name> ; Name of output bitmap file (default = "", use popup message) ;; UpdateDesktop = [0 | 1] ; Update background desktop bitmap (default = 0) ;; ForceDesktopCenter = [0 | 1] ; Force the desktop to display the bitmap as cenetered (instead of tiled / streched). Default = 1 ;; LineSpacing = <value> ; ;; SuppressErrors = [0 | 1] ; (default = 0) ;; ;; [LineN] ; between [1..20] ;; Type = [CompName | UserName | SysVer | ; line ;; SysInfo | NetInfo | FileVer | ;; RegValue | FreeText | UpdateTime | Unused] ;; ; ;; ; ;; ; ;; ; ;; ; ;; ; in 'FileName' option ;; ; ;; ; ;; ; SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion) ;; ; CurrentType) ;; ; value of X is") ;; ; will be displayed as is ;; ; bitmap was created ;; ; ;; ;; Font = <Face name> ; ;; Size = <Font size> ; ;; Color = <COLORREF value> ; ;; Bold = [0 | 1] ; ;; Italic = [0 | 1] ; ;; Alignment = [Left | Right | Center] ; ;; ;; ShadowX = <X offset value> ; X shadow. Default = 0) ;; ShadowY = <Y offset value> ; Y shadow. Default = 0) Page 1 Line spacing (default = 3) If 1, errors are NOT displayed Text settings for line N, where N Type of information to display on the

CompName UserName SysVer SysInfo NetInfo FileVer

Computer name User name Operating system version Hardware information Network information Version of a file specified

RegValue - Registry string value. Reg root from 'RegRoot' (e.g. HKLM) Reg path from 'RegPath' (e.g. Reg value from 'RegValue' (e.g. Reg title from 'RegTitle' (e.g. "The FreeText - Text specified in 'Text' UpdateTime - The date and time the Unused Font Font Font Font Font Font - Line will not be displayed

name (default = "Arial") size (default = 22) color (default = WHITE) boldness (default = 0) italicness (default = 0) alignment (default = Left)

Shadow X offset (positive only, 0 = No Shadow Y offset (positive only, 0 = No

Untitled ;; ShadowColor = <COLORREF value> ; Shadow Color (default = 0 (black)) ;; ;; RegRoot = [HKLM | HKCU] ; Registry root to use for 'Type' = 'RegValue' ;; RegPath = <Registry path to read from> ; Registry path to use for 'Type' = 'RegValue' ;; RegValue = <Registry value to read from> ; Registry value to use for 'Type' = 'RegValue'. Must be of type REG_SZ ;; RegTitle = <Display title of read value> ; Registry value to use for 'Type' = 'RegValue' ;; ;; Text = <free text to display> ; Free text to display. Used if 'Type' = 'FreeText' ;; ;; FilePath = <full path to file> ; Path to file to display version for. Used if 'Type' = 'FileVer' ;; FileName = <display name of file> ; Display name of file specified in 'FilePath'. Used if 'Type' = 'FileVer' ;; [General] BackgroundColor = 0 AutoBackground = 1 Output = %temp%\backinfo.bmp UpdateDesktop = 1 LineSpacing = 2 ForceDesktopCenter = 1 [Line1] Font = Arial Size = 60 Color = 16777215 Bold = 1 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 5 ShadowY = 5 ShadowColor = "black" Type = FreeText Text = SRDC-LHR [Line2] Font = Trebuchet MS Size = 42 Color = 16777215 Bold = 1 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 2 ShadowY = 2 ShadowColor = 4210752 Type = CompName [Line3] Font = Trebuchet MS Size = 20 Color = 10526880 Bold = 0 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 0 ShadowY = 0 Page 2

Untitled ShadowColor = 4210752 Type = UserName [Line4] Font = Trebuchet MS Size = 20 Color = 10526880 Bold = 1 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 1 ShadowY = 1 ShadowColor = 4210752 Type = SysVer [Line5] Font = Trebuchet MS Size = 20 Color = 10526880 Bold = 0 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 0 ShadowY = 0 ShadowColor = 4210752 Type = SysInfo [Line6] Font = Trebuchet MS Size = 20 Color = 10526880 Bold = 0 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 0 ShadowY = 0 ShadowColor = 4210752 Type = NetInfo ;; ;; SAMPLE - how to display free text lines ;; ;;; ;; SAMPLE - how to display file version ;; ; [Line7] ; Font = Trebuchet MS ; Size = 20 ; Color = 10526880 ; Bold = 0 ; Italic = 0 ; Alignment = Center ; ShadowX = 0 ; ShadowY = 0 ; ShadowColor = 4210752 ; Type = FileVer ; FilePath = %ProgramFiles%\backinfo\backinfo.exe ; FileName = backinfo.exe ;; ;; SAMPLE - how to display registry value ;; ; [Line8] Page 3

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

Untitled Font = Trebuchet MS Size = 20 Color = 10526880 Bold = 0 Italic = 0 Alignment = Center ShadowX = 0 ShadowY = 0 ShadowColor = 4210752 Type = RegValue RegRoot = HKLM RegPath = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion RegValue = CurrentType RegTitle = OS type

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