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1. Introduction.

"Mr. Hyde" is an utility designed to mask any area of desktop, leaving some part of it visible.

It was created as a fix to color problem in "Heroes of Might and Magic II" game.
The problem with fullscreen mode is that colors are distorted. Only solution is to run game in
window mode. The problem with window mode is that it breaks the immersion. Solution to that is
"Mr. Hyde" utility, which adds black borders around game window.

2. Starting program.

When program is started for the first time, it shows a window with four icons (control icons).
From left to right, those icons are:

• "Settings" (gear icon)
• "Minimize" (underscore icon)
• "Maximize" (two scuares icon)
• "Close" ("x" icon)

3. Setting configuration.

Settings icon opens configuration window, which allows to:

• detect current screen resolution
• set masking borders boundaries
• switch starting program in fullscreen mode
• switch mouse clipping

3.1. Screen resolution configuration.

Screen resolution is detected automatically when the settings window is opened.
If user changes resolution while configuring program, resolution size can be refreshed with
"Detect screen resolution" button.

3.2. Masking borders boundaries configuration.

"Mr. Hyde" masks desktop working area by four black borders. Those borders boundaries can be
configured in two ways:

• "Manual window mode" allows user to set precise coordinates of all four borders.
• "Automatic window mode" sets boundaries of all four masking borders to fit selected by user
  unmasked area. When user sets position and size of an unmasked window, masking borders boundaries
  are automatically computed.

Any changes in masking borders boundaries can be seen in "Preview" panel.

3.3. Start program in fullscreen mode.

Checking "start program in fullscreen mode" allows to bypass default windowed mode and start
program with all four masking borders activated and on top.

3.4. Limit mouse cursor movement.

Checking "limit mouse cursor movement" only applies to fullscreen mode, when all four masking
borders are activated. This option makes sure, that mouse cursor is clipped to unmasked area
(which is helpful in windowed games).

IMPORTANT: To bypass mouse cursor clipping, hold "Control"+"Shift" keys.

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4. Using program.

After configuring settings, user can activate "Mr. Hyde" by clicking "Maximize" icon. It switches
program from normal to fullscreen modes (and back).
In fullscreen mode, masking borders are activated, thus hiding avarything which is below them. In
this mode user still have access to all four control icons (they are located in the top right
corner of the screen; thay are visible only when cursor is on top of each one).

Note: If "limit mouse cursor movement" is checked, control icons are inaccessible by default
(cursor is clipped to unmasked area). To access control icons, user have to move cursor while
holding "Control"+"Shift" keys.