UPDATE: With the Final version now live, LokPic has joined PictureLoKiT in our archived discussion. You can find details on the new LokPic commands within that archive. LokPic is a compact Windows utility designed to be integrated into your own projects. It’s perfect for those who enjoy writing scripts, batch files, or developing custom software—essentially anything with a Shell or executable function like Visual Basic, Python, and so forth. LokPic operates using the PictureLoKiT system files. Its main features include hiding a release picture for a set duration, restoring it when time is up, launching another program, or reporting remaining session time. Requirements: Windows 7, XP, Vista with PictureLoKiT installed. Download LokPic from … e/download For this quick tutorial, I’ll use the COMMAND PROMPT (Start > Programs > Accessories) and select “Command Prompt,” or you can go to Start > Run, type “CMD”, and click OK. Vista works similarly: just search for CMD in the bar. Navigate to the program’s location and type “LokPic help”. capture_25052011_021941.jpg Typing LokPic.exe help will display some helpful information… check = Verifies how much time is left in an active session. It returns the remaining seconds every time it’s called. If no session is running, LokPic returns nothing. C:\Documents and Settings\Labjet\Desktop>LokPic.exe check 988 seconds left to run Once the countdown finishes, the “Release Pic” reappears and the session ends. This is a one-shot function; subsequent calls will report that no session is active. You can use the check command with two variables to trigger an external file: CheckFalse=path_to_exe and CheckTrue.... For example; C:\Documents and Settings\Labjet\Desktop>LokPic check 1415 seconds left to run C:\Documents and Settings\Labjet\Desktop>LokPic check CheckFalse=SOL.exe 916 seconds left to run Each time the above runs while the session is still active, “Solitare” launches. If you use CheckFalse, “Solitaire” executes only once because the “Release Pic” restores and completes the session. Please note that if needed, you should quote the full path to the executable, like CheckFalse="c:\Program Files\URprog". ** setup = Initializes a session by locking away a “Release Pic”, which will be restored when the specified time (in seconds) elapses…** C:\Documents and Settings\Labjet\Desktop>LokPic.exe setup 1000 “c:\Documents an Settings\Labjet\Desktop\Easteregg.jpg” Notes: This overwrites any existing PictureLoKiT session. The setup command is not meant to be used by PictureLoKiT itself.

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piclok = Immediately and unconditionally restores the “Release Pic”.*** C:\Documents and Settings\Labjet\Desktop>LokPic.exe piclok Found PictureLoKiT active files Active file has 13 parameters 153 seconds left to run Here is a simple PYTHON example showing how to execute LokPic and read its output… #! /usr/bin/env python

import win32pipe f = win32pipe.popen(‘LokPic.exe check’) print f.readlines() f.close() If you find other ways to integrate this exe into your scripts or programs, please share them in this thread. Have fun, play safe LoKiT