Some Screen Savers Minimize the Productivity Pack (84196)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84196 SUMMARY
The Microsoft Productivity Pack version 3.1 is designed to prevent screen
savers from activating so that they don't distract the user from the
tutorial. There are places in the tutorial where the user may read for
several minutes, and would not want a screen saver to suddenly appear.
The Productivity Pack, however, can only prevent screen savers from
interrupting if the screen savers use Windows 3.1 function calls that
can be trapped. For example, the Productivity Pack can trap the screen
saver built into Windows 3.1 and prevent it from blanking the screen.
Other screen savers such as Idlewild, included in the Entertainment
Pack, cannot be trapped and are free to interrupt the application.
If the application is interrupted by a screen saver, it is reduced to an
icon at the base of the screen. At this point, you can double-click the
application icon, or choose Restore from the Control menu to continue.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/12/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB84196 |
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