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New hacks will start in -extra and depending on how works could pass to other package:īad guys - should stay in xscreensaver-data-extraīraid - blows up with any composition manager ( LP #101943) - reconsider when Xorg is bug-freeįlurry - makes some cards hang ( bug 484112).

reenable popsquares in xscreensaver-data.

have gnome-screensaver drop popsquares.

make gnome-screensaver and kscreensaver-xsavers depend on xscreensaver-data #469204, #469211

make sure we build without gnome-dependencies i.e.

remove build-dep on gdm, but keep gdm-flexiserver support.

rename ant to ants or langton (ant clashes with Java utility).

Or play with OnlyShowIn and NotShowIn etc desktop file for the Gnome Preference menu to not clash with gnome-screensaver entry (for those who have both installed)

Rename "Screensaver" to "XScreensaver", "Screensavers", "Screensaver Hacks", "Screensaver Options" or other in.

Make a wiki page listing hacks and reason for being in -extra.

Make charts of all hacks wrt CPU usage with different GPUs.

works out-of-the box with gnome-screensaver.

Similarly, we want to please those who prefer xscreensaver to the other backends by shipping a non-crippled xscreensaver backend in its own package. The hope is that this package split will make it easier for other screensaver infrastructures (kscreensaver, gnome-screensaver, etc) to enjoy the beautiful hacks from xscreensaver, and to avoid any conflicts with the xscreensaver backend. desktop file for an executable from another package, include the ?TryExec key in the. Other packages should therefore not depend on individual hacks, but look for all installed. In the future, we might move hacks beetween -data and -data-extra. These are in /usr/share/applications/screensavers. (Same goes for -data-extra, -gl and gl-extra). In addition to the hacks, the -data package includes standard.

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The -extra packages are for hacks that we don't see fit included and enabled in a default install, but interested users can install them on their own. They don't need xscreensaver since they have their own backend. This means that other screensaver infrastructures can depend on xscreensaver-data.

xscreensaver-gl-extra (GL hacks not installed by default).

Similarly, the xscreensaver-gl package is split into:

xscreensaver-data-extra (hacks not installed by default).

xscreensaver (core backend without hacks).

The xscreensaver package has now been split into: Git clone git:///git/collab-maint/xscreensaver.git or git clone Getting the latest version of the XScreenSaver debian package can be done by cloning from git:///git/collab-maint/xscreensaver.git like this:

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If all is well, I can write this up as a tutorial: how to create a shortcut for starting a screensaver in PCLinuxOS.Things around xscreensaver packaging - a notebook for xscreensaver developers and maintainers It works! But perhaps my method is inelegant or will lead to problems.

Moving the mouse stops the screensaver.Ħ. Now, whenever I want to start the screensaver, I click this shortcut. is there a way to start a gui/display program with cron thanks in advance /2. i also wont get a terminator (terminal emulator) started. Importantly, in advanced application options in icon settings, I unchecked "enable launch feedback." This removed any pesky sign of the screensaver running or having run in the taskbar.ĥ. 50 /usr/bin/xscreensaver-command -activate does not work as expected - syslog logs activity but i dont see one. A link to this script was added as a new application and desktop and panel shortcuts created. I don't think the first line is even necessary, actually.Ĥ. I wrote a script (if one can call it that) titled xscreensaver.sh that reads:ģ.5. I added xscreensaver to the autostart programs adding the command "xscreensaver -no-splash."ģ. After configuring my desired screensaver using "xscreensaver-demo," I removed (after backing up) the "noblank.sh" script from autostart in system settings.

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In synaptic, I uninstalled all screensaver software not explicitly reading xscreensaver (with an exception or two, most likely).Ģ. Also, I wanted to have a desktop and panel shortcut that would start the screensaver with a click. I was having trouble with getting the screensaver to start up with the default KDE options.

I am not new to PLOS (used it since P.92 on and off) but otherwise I am pretty much a linux newb (in the competence sense).