Start Hanami for Windows
To start Hanami for Windows double-click the application icon:
By default it is placed
on your desktop when you install Hanami for Windows. Else, you can start Hanami
for Windows from the Start menu at the bottom of your screen:
Start -> Programs -> Hanami for Windows ->
When you start Hanami for Windows a little icon is added to the task bar at the right bottom of your screen:
Stop Hanami for Windows
You can stop Hanami for Windows by clicking the icon:
with the right mouse button.
A pop-up appears where you can click "Exit".
Settings
When you click the icon
in the lower right of your screen with the left mouse button you get the
following window, where you can specify the settings:
The icons have the following meaning:
The number of flowers that release blossoms. With a registered copy the
maximum is 10, else it's 1.
Show the flowering branches or not
The
"whirl" factor: how much the blossoms move from right to left and vice versa
Switch falling blossoms on or off
The
number of pixels a blossom moves right or left each time
Wind or no wind
The
number of pixels a blossom falls each time
If selected the blossoms fall behind the windows, else they stop at the top of a window and don't fall through.
How thick petals will build up on windows. With a registered program the sky is the limit,
else it's 15.
Blossoms on the windows (or not)
How thick blossoms will build up on the task bar. With a registered program the sky is the limit,
else it's 15.
Blossoms on the task bar or not
Wether the blossoms tumble while falling, or not.
50: Hanami runs every 50 milliseconds by
default (that is 20 times per second). If you make the number smaller
the blossoms will fall smoother, but it will use more CPU time.
If you make the number larger the blossoms will fall jerkier, but use less
CPU.
30: The third number is the minimum period in seconds between winds. Make
the number larger and the wind will blow less often, make it smaller and
wind will blow more often. This setting does not affect CPU usage.
100: This number tells how fast the wind grows in force. A bigger number makes
the wind grow slower.
6: This is the time in seconds the wind actually blows, before slowing down again.
100: This number tells how quick the wind slows down. A bigger number makes
the wind slow down slower.
4: This is the time in seconds it takes to stop the wind from full blast to zero.
40: The maximum force of the wind.
button, you can delete a branch by clicking the 
button. Branches that are already active are labelled with the
This branch is always located in the upper left corner of your screen
These branches are always in the upper right corner of your screen.
These branches can be located anywhere at the top of the screen.
The horizontal position of the branch on the screen, in pixels from the left.
(This has no effect on branches that are always located in a corner.)
