Sherpa Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 is there a way to use xscreensaver in kde instead of kde's screensaver system? or is there a way to add all of the xscreensaver's screensavers to the kde list? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Yes, there is a way. Disable the KDE screensavers in the KDE Control Panel, then start xscreensaver with this command: xscreensaver-command -prefs might be --prefs, it will tell you if it's wrong. From there, configure your xscreensaver and it will work instead of KDE's screensaver program (which is crap, imo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherpa Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 it is crap!!! imo too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherpa Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 is there a way to get it intagrated into the configure desktop function? or do i always have to run it from a terminal, and do i have to run that command every time i restart, i did find a FAQ that told me to make a file in my autostart dir, (~/.kde/autostart) with the name xscreensaver.desktop, and contain the following lines: [Desktop Entry] Exec=xscreensaver Name=XScreensaver Type=Application X-KDE-StartupNotify=false not sure what this does please tell me,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2k5 Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Hmm that seems to be the same problem I'm having, every time that I shutdown my computer and start it back up, the scrensaver is never running unless I start xscreensaver. Some one knows the answer out there. I was running, $ xscreensaver once that closed down I couldn't access it again it said that it was already running in another window but I could never see it. So some one suggested that I run this $ xscreensaver-demo don't know what it does, but I open it up configure my stuff and then close it and then open it up again. I'm going to try the one thats up on top ^ xscreensaver-command -prefs I'll have to try this, This should be an interesting topic. -Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 afaik, it should be working always until you turn it off. That's how it is on my system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherpa Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 ive noticed that there is not a place to set the time of inactivity before the screensaver becomes active, am i just not seeing it, or is it not there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 xscreensaver-demo can be used to set the time and what screensaver to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherpa Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 what value do i set when i am in xscreensaver demo? i feel like an idiot, but i cannot find it, maybe a screenshot from someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2k5 Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I would send you a screenshot but Im new I don't know how to put one in or even make one. I just got to Konsole and type in this, xscreensaver-demo This pulls up a screen, that has a list of all the screensavers, and the time that you want it to start, and then how much time before it stops, and turns of the monitor, if you know how to put in a screenshot tell me and I'll more more than glad to provide one. -Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Screensavers should also be in your K-menu (start-menu). It's under 'settings'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Screensavers should also be in your K-menu (start-menu). It's under 'settings'. I believe this is KDE's screensaver, which is what they don't want to use (see earlier posts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 No it's (I'll give the full name): Screensaver Preferences (XScreensaver 4.14 , 25 Oct 2003) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2k5 Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 QUOTE (devries @ Jul 1 2004, 02:56 PM)Screensavers should also be in your K-menu (start-menu). It's under 'settings'. I believe this is KDE's screensaver, which is what they don't want to use (see earlier posts). I completely agree. -Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherpa Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 well here is a snapshot of xscreensaver-demo, which one of these sets the ammount of time of inactivity of the keyboard and mouse before the screensaver comes on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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