[misterhouse-users] screensavers and NT

[doug <do...@do...>]

I discovered a weird thing about NT. If the OS runs a screen saver, you
cannot use a voice command.

What I had to do was rename the .scr file to .exe. Then, I have MH execute
it at a given interval. Note that you must use the /s switch to get the
saver to run immediately (eg screensvr.exe /s) I figured this out because
when I used the Screensaver Preview button, voice commands worked. I also
remembered that .scr files were just special-use .exe files.

The only trick was that I had to guess that the window title was the same as
the one used for the option setting, which it was. This lets me use the
&sendkeys_find_window routine and only execute it if it isn't running
already.

Just thought I'd post if anyone else had run into this.

--doug