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On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 18:02 -0500, Michael Sullivan wrote: |
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> On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 17:45 -0500, Teresa and Dale wrote: |
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> > Michael Sullivan wrote: |
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> > >My wife would like to know if there is a slideshow-type screensaver for |
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> > >Linux |
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> I'll forward your advice to my wife. We have both Gnome and KDE |
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> installed, but we usually use Gnome... |
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If you usually use gnome, then try xscreensaver (with < gnome-2.14) or |
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gnome-screensaver (with >=gnome-2.14). gnome-screensaver still needs a |
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bit of work. |
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xscreensaver: |
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1. change "random screen saver" to "only one screen saver" |
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2. choose GLSlideshow, VidWhacker, XTeeVee, Zoom, or any of the other |
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image based screensavers (trial and error :) |
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3. go to the "Advanced" tab, and select "Choose Random Image" |
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4. enter the directory to your images. |
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gnome-screensaver: |
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1. Choose "pictures folder" |
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2. make a symlink to your picture folder: |
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$ ln -s /path/to/photos ~/Pictures |
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and you're done! |
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If you feel game, you can convert some of the xscreensaver hacks |
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(/usr/share/xscreensaver/config/) to gnome-screensaver xml files |
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(/usr/share/gnome-screensaver/themes/). Post them back if you do so! |
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HTH, |
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> |
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Women sometimes forgive a man who forces the opportunity, but never a man |
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who misses one. |
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-- Charles De Talleyrand-Perigord |
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