XScreensaver Configuration
I'm using SuSE 8.2 and I am trying to configure the StarWars screensaver. I'm positive there is a way to change where it gets the text to display or to change the settings for the fortune cookie program, but just can't find it. Practically none of the screensavers have a setup dialog, and I've found XML files for them all in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xscreensaver/config", except that in "starwars.xml" there's no mention or indication that it uses "fortune" for the text. Any help appreciated. Thanks. -- Geraint Jones
On Friday 13 June 2003 08:56, Geraint Jones wrote:
I'm using SuSE 8.2 and I am trying to configure the StarWars screensaver. I'm positive there is a way to change where it gets the text to display or to change the settings for the fortune cookie program, but just can't find it. Practically none of the screensavers have a setup dialog, and I've found XML files for them all in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xscreensaver/config", except that in "starwars.xml" there's no mention or indication that it uses "fortune" for the text. Any help appreciated.
Try using xscreensaver-demo, which will bring up the xscreensaver preferences dialog. User settings are kept in ~/.xscreensaver.
On Friday 13 June 2003 18:17, Scott Jones wrote:
On Friday 13 June 2003 08:56, Geraint Jones wrote:
I'm using SuSE 8.2 and I am trying to configure the StarWars screensaver. I'm positive there is a way to change where it gets the text to display or to change the settings for the fortune cookie program, but just can't find it. Practically none of the screensavers have a setup dialog, and I've found XML files for them all in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xscreensaver/config", except that in "starwars.xml" there's no mention or indication that it uses "fortune" for the text. Any help appreciated.
Try using xscreensaver-demo, which will bring up the xscreensaver preferences dialog. User settings are kept in ~/.xscreensaver.
That's better - I can configure the screensavers now, but I still can't use these settings. I can't disable Kscreensaver and use xscreensaver in it's place, so any changes I make aren't reflected. I'm using KDE3 and the Control Center doesn't have a "Look & Feel" entry - it has "Appearance & Themes" and no checkbox anywhere to disable Kscreensavers. Thanks. -- Geraint Jones
On Monday 16 June 2003 07:43, Geraint Jones wrote:
Try using xscreensaver-demo, which will bring up the xscreensaver preferences dialog. User settings are kept in ~/.xscreensaver.
That's better - I can configure the screensavers now, but I still can't use these settings. I can't disable Kscreensaver and use xscreensaver in it's place, so any changes I make aren't reflected. I'm using KDE3 and the Control Center doesn't have a "Look & Feel" entry - it has "Appearance & Themes" and no checkbox anywhere to disable Kscreensavers.
Sorry, I don't use KDE, so I'm afraid I'm of no use there. -- Scott Jones (scott at exti dot net)
On Monday 16 June 2003 18:51, Scott Jones wrote:
On Monday 16 June 2003 07:43, Geraint Jones wrote:
Try using xscreensaver-demo, which will bring up the xscreensaver preferences dialog. User settings are kept in ~/.xscreensaver.
That's better - I can configure the screensavers now, but I still can't use these settings. I can't disable Kscreensaver and use xscreensaver in it's place, so any changes I make aren't reflected. I'm using KDE3 and the Control Center doesn't have a "Look & Feel" entry - it has "Appearance & Themes" and no checkbox anywhere to disable Kscreensavers.
Sorry, I don't use KDE, so I'm afraid I'm of no use there.
After following some instructions from the XScreensaver docs (i.e. creating an Autostart script), my lock button on the KDE Panel doesn't work anymore. I had to create an link on the desktop to run "xscreensaver-command -lock". I was wondering if anyone knew how to get the lock button to run the above command? Thanks. -- Geraint Jones
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