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Alisdair Kelly Offline

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Posted: Aug. 11 2004,02:33

I've installed the xscreensaver on my hdd install of DSL. Interesting program. I think that the author had to have had some rather interesting times back in the 60's.

The screensaver lacks some of the images that are called in the program. That's OK, gives you some thing to edit. Alltogether, it works well, but seems to interfeer with the power savings mode of the monitor. Of course I may have missed some setting in the configuration.

FWIW the program is aslo set up to only work if you are logged in as a user and not as root. A handy idea.

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ke4nt1

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Posted: Aug. 11 2004,03:56

The xscreensaver is a package donated by mpie...
It is still in testing, and after both mpie and myself have tweaked it,
I still see some things that need further TLC...

Not ALL of the possible screensavers enabled work,
so the default enabled group or set should be whittled down some more...

I suppose that's why it's in "testing"
..so we can work with it.. feel free to do so..

73
ke4nt

Alisdair Kelly Offline

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Posted: Aug. 11 2004,13:08

I've been keeping a list of the screensavrs that don't work, it's not complete as yet. When I get a complete listing, I'll post back the ones that aren't available on the install that I have.

Just call me "Beta" Al

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ke4nt1

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Posted: Aug. 11 2004,13:19

Al,

The file to focus on is the "/etc/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver-nogl"

It contains the default data set that is placed in each users ".xscreensaver" build.
( like /home/dsl/.xscreensaver )

Edit that baby, and I think the problem of non-working screensavers is licked.

Then we shoud try to remove those non-working ones from the .dsl build itself,
to lighten the size up as much as possible..

It would also be nice to have a smaller version,
with only 1 or 2 working screensavers, for systems that are ram challenged...
( how SMALL can we make it, and still run effectively? )

mpie may have even more suggestions....
He's more familiar than I am with the original build...

73
ke4nt

mpie

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Posted: Aug. 11 2004,14:47

Yeah in theory it could be stipprd right down to one working screensaver, it was really built with hd installers in mind , but yeah stripping it is a DGI (damn good idea) for what it doe's its far too heavy but it was the second package i made and have learned a great deal since!!! i may when i get the chance redown load it can't till friday my tel line is down i'm replying in work at the mo........

All the screens present are what comes by default, I notice that xfishtank and xfireworks have had the damnsmall treatment these items can also plug in to xscreenie..... when i reget the file I'm a gonna play.....

as a side note thanks for the great info on the tar switches ke4nt1 i have another theme to send but cant till tel line repaired..... I beleive this one will have only files and has been chmodded 644....... this one puddy tat who learning....

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