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| Xscreensaver |
| Component programs | xscreensaver-demo + |
|---|---|
| Computer languages | C + |
| Documentation note | User FAQ available in HTML format from http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html; user manual available in HTML format from http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html |
| Full description | Once the keyboard and mouse have been idle … Once the keyboard and mouse have been idle for a period, xscreensaver runs a randomly chosen graphics demo. It turns off as soon as there is any mouse or keyboard activity. It can also lock the screen immediately, after a longer idle period, or on demand. The package has two parts: xscreensaver itself, which detects idleness and does locking; and the graphics demos that it launches. Any X program that can draw on the root window can be used with xscreensaver. The xscreensaver daemon detects when the user is idle, locking, and checking passwords and all the other book-keeping; all the other programs need to do is draw. New graphics hacks are easier to install than with the combination of the xlock and xautolock programs becuase you needn't recompile or re-run xscreensaver to add a new display mode; you just change a config file. splay mode; you just change a config file. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ + |
| Interface | daemon + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | xscreensaver + , screen saver + , screensaver + , locker + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 23 June 2005 + |
| License | X11 + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 6 June 2002 + |
| Name | Xscreensaver + |
| Prerequisite description | Motif *or* GTK + , XML + , Mesa + , XPM + , Net PBM *or* PBMPlus + , GLE (xall for xscreensaver-demo) + |
| Prerequisite kind | Weak prerequisite + |
| Real name | Jamie Zawinski + |
| Related projects | Jaron + , Rsaver + |
| Resource URL | mailto:jwz@jwz.org + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 7,632 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:49:10 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Screen saver and locker for the X Window System + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 4.22 stable released 2005-06-23 |
| Version date | 23 June 2005 + |
| Version download | http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-4.22.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 4.22 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 03:22:05 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | jwz@jwz.org + |
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