About ChronoControl

XP themes support for Windows XP users.

The operation of the “locking cancellation” function was corrected. Instead of canceling a break, the break is delayed 5 minutes.

A series of mistakes and shortcomings were found and corrected.

The locking system was improved, more effective API methods and procedures being used. Moreover, now it won’t cause other programs to crash.

Now, with the synchronization type “On Start Time” set, ChronoControl remembers the time of the last start. By turning on the “Soft Operating Mode” you can suppress this feature.

The option to set a custom protection level was added.

The ability to interrupt a break using a password was added.

A new “Soft Operating Mode” was added to the program. Now, for example, you can easily tune the program so that you may watch movies on your computer without any inconvenience.

A feature to start ChronoControl for all the users of the computer was added.

The ability to prevent program uninstallation was added.

The ability to prevent changes of operating mode, synchronization type, and protection level was added.

Password protection was added.

In the “Advanced Options”, a possibility to set all the program operating modes you want, without multiple restarts being necessary appeared…

A series of mistakes, incorrect and inaccurate things in the program work was corrected.

The program, at last, got a normal system of installation/ uninstallation.

A thorough work on improving of the stability and reliability of the program operation was done. In particular, the incorrect thing that led to the “Stack overflow” error in Win 95/98/ME systems was discovered and corrected…Additionally, a row of changes and improvements was introduced in the program algorithm.

Inaccurate things in the English localization files were corrected.

The “negative time” error in the relative start mode was corrected.

Some measures were introduced to prevent abnormal keyboard and mouse locking after the first message, which you could encounter when your computer woke up from the sleep or the power saving state.

The error of incorrect buttons display when a pause activates was corrected

The window “About…” was reworked…

A detailed analysis of the entire code was held; more than fifteen mistakes and errors were discovered and corrected, in many places the logic of program work was changed. All this resulted in more stable and reliable work of the program…

Incorrect things in localization files were edited.

The error related to the incorrect work of the program in cases of the computer long staying in the sleeping mode was corrected.

The error of access to the settings file on some machines (File read error) was corrected.

The English localization of the interface was edited.

In comparison to the previous version, the code was significantly reworked and optimized.

Two synchronization types of the program work were introduced:

Launch according to the correct time when a pause is launched exactly at the set time of the hour (in the last 10 minutes in the 50/ 10 mode). Preferences of this type are the following: it is easier for the organism to adjust itself to an exact rhythm and tune itself on effective work during the hour and high quality rest during breaks.

Launch relative to the time of start is a mode when the locking works after 50 (25, 100) minutes of work relative to the start of the program (the heritage of TimeGuard). Moreover, in this mode, the program waits for user’s activity after locking and only after that, it starts counting the next interval. This type is the best for those who have to go away from computer often or work with interruptions.

A possibility to delay a break on 5 minutes was added in case the first message to save your data have caught you on top of inspiration or you need to write down important information – click the “5 more minutes” button.

A possibility to disable the program until the next restart was added – the “Power off” button.

A possibility to detect user’s inactivity was added

A possibility to make custom sound scheme was added.

A possibility to select localization (language) and to change typical phrases on your own was added.

When you position the mouse pointer over the program icon on the system tray (next to the clock) you can find out how much time left until the next break.

The program is equally effective as on the Win 98/ME platform so on the WinNT/2000/XP platform.

It is impossible to delete the program out of the memory using Ctrl+Alt+Del in any stage of work.

The keyboard and mouse locking is implemented using low-level functions that allows the lockout of system hotkeys and effectively lock the input in modern full screen games.

Using the low level API allowed the program to cope more successfully with the screen locking in the most of modern full screen games.

The complete program management is now always available through the icon on the Windows system tray (next to the clock).

Major work on the appearance of the program was done.

A possibility to select the level of the program’s resistance to closing was added.

The bug related to “Win+M” was corrected – now it is impossible to minimize TimeGuard during locking; that is, it expands again immediately.

A possibility to select operating mode was added (30/5, 52/10, and 90/15).

The program does not require installation and works from any folder the user unpacked it into.

Setting/deleting from startup and adjustment of modes is carried out using the additional TimeGuardSetup program.

The option to set custom sounds was created.

After multiple requests, a monitoring of user’s activity after the break is over was added.

The concept of program work was revised radically: now instead of reminding the user to stop, the program forces him to take a break by locking the computer screen.

The code and interface were totally remade according to the new concept.

A possibility of program auto launch together with the computer was added.