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 <p style="margin-top: 0;">On September 13th, 2012, 11:22 p.m., <b>Michael Pyne</b> wrote:</p>
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  <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Is there any documentation on how to port screensavers over to the QML-based framework?

I'm also confused about something else, is there really no way to XEmbed a typical X screensaver into a managed viewport or something, that way old screensavers can still be used with a Plasma or new-screenlocker shell?

I know you've done a KDE forum poll but let me be clear: Removing a major feature like ALL (X, "KDE", *all*) SCREENSAVERS as part of 4.10 is not going to go over well with our users or the various roving Internet hiveminds. Just witness the abuse that continues to be heaped on the GNOME folks (e.g. the power button thing, the maximize/restore button complaints, etc.)

I will port over my screensaver (if you point me to how it can be done) but I'm convinced this will be highly contentious if this goes in as described. I'm sorry I'm pointing it out this late (I was kind of hoping I wouldn't have to since I'm biased for obvious reasons ;), but I can't let this go without making my big public warning.

Am I missing something? Is there an out so that "most" screensavers are still working that I'm not seeing?</pre>
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<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">ahiemstra on IRC pointed me out to Diff 2, which re-adds support for xscreensaver but removes default support. This sounds just fine (I will have to compile and see if this applies to KDE screensavers too).

I'd still like to port to whatever the new framework will be to get ahead of the curve on that. ahiemstra has mentioned it's possible by making a Plasmoid. Will there be any other method available with this initially? (If I seem overeager, it's because my autistic son loves the screensaver and now expects to see it when I leave the desk...). Once my current kdesrc-build run completes I'll apply the patch and see what I can figure out regarding the KDE screensavers.</pre>
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<p>- Michael</p>


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<p>On September 13th, 2012, 12:17 p.m., Marco Martin wrote:</p>






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<div>Review request for KDE Runtime and Martin Gräßlin.</div>
<div>By Marco Martin.</div>


<p style="color: grey;"><i>Updated Sept. 13, 2012, 12:17 p.m.</i></p>






<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Description </h1>
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   <pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">this is the finalization of the old "screenlocker" branch in workspace:
the screen saver goes away (discussed at the time, about one year ago) and the screen locker gets managed by ksmserver, with a greeter that has the ui dine in qml.
The same qml ui gets loaded by the plasma based greeter when the "allow widgets on screen locker" is enabled.
the screensaver kcm is now called "Screen locker" and is way simpler, the screen saver chooser is gone from it.</pre>
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 <li>kcontrol/screensaver/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(e4dcc3a)</span></li>

 <li>kcontrol/screensaver/screensaver.ui <span style="color: grey">(0ad5cd8)</span></li>

 <li>kcontrol/screensaver/scrnsave.h <span style="color: grey">(7c8deba)</span></li>

 <li>kcontrol/screensaver/scrnsave.cpp <span style="color: grey">(c0507d4)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(21eac6f)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/dbus/org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.xml <span style="color: grey">(5efd943)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/dbus/org.kde.screensaver.xml <span style="color: grey">(e700b88)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/kcfg/kscreensaversettings.kcfg <span style="color: grey">(c8f76f3)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/kcfg/kscreensaversettings.kcfgc <span style="color: grey">(af9133d)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/krunnerapp.h <span style="color: grey">(040198d)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/krunnerapp.cpp <span style="color: grey">(eea6220)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(cf9a67e)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/autologout.h <span style="color: grey">(0c444050)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/autologout.cc <span style="color: grey">(c86e29a)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/config-krunner-lock.h.cmake <span style="color: grey">(7bfdfd6)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/kscreenlocker.notifyrc <span style="color: grey">(cc5c3ea)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/lockdlg.h <span style="color: grey">(f25e55f)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc <span style="color: grey">(14a9b34)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/lockprocess.h <span style="color: grey">(8b6d9a8)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/lockprocess.cc <span style="color: grey">(65c7f1d)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/main.h <span style="color: grey">(8a60353)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/lock/main.cc <span style="color: grey">(7b41024)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/main.cpp <span style="color: grey">(84a547b)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/saverengine.h <span style="color: grey">(3384d4a)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/saverengine.cpp <span style="color: grey">(4d90faa)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/xautolock.h <span style="color: grey">(3db3233)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/xautolock.cpp <span style="color: grey">(7124215)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/xautolock_c.h <span style="color: grey">(3b82f5c)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/xautolock_diy.c <span style="color: grey">(b9df2f8)</span></li>

 <li>krunner/screensaver/xautolock_engine.c <span style="color: grey">(d6d0cf5)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(5f0fd34)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/config-ksmserver.h.cmake <span style="color: grey">(933da35)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/main.cpp <span style="color: grey">(430a61a)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/DESIGN <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/Messages.sh <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/autologout.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/autologout.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/data/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/data/force_krunner_lock_shortcut_unreg.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/data/kscreenlocker_locksession-shortcut.upd <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/dbus/org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.xml <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/dbus/org.kde.screensaver.xml <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/Messages.sh <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/greeter.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/greeter.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/greeterapp.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/greeterapp.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/main.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/screensaverwindow.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/screensaverwindow.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/sessions.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/sessions.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/themes/org.kde.passworddialog/contents/ui/Greeter.qml <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/themes/org.kde.passworddialog/contents/ui/SessionSwitching.qml <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/greeter/themes/org.kde.passworddialog/contents/ui/main.qml <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

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 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/interface.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/interface.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/kcfg/kscreensaversettings.kcfg <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/kcfg/kscreensaversettings.kcfgc <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/kscreenlocker.notifyrc <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/ksldapp.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/ksldapp.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/lockwindow.h <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/screenlocker/lockwindow.cpp <span style="color: grey">(PRE-CREATION)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/server.h <span style="color: grey">(8e54221)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/server.cpp <span style="color: grey">(7073fc9)</span></li>

 <li>ksmserver/shutdown.cpp <span style="color: grey">(6f298ec)</span></li>

 <li>kstyles/oxygen/oxygenmetrics.h <span style="color: grey">(0643ae5)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/desktop/applets/kickoff/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(4b0d32a)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/generic/containmentactions/contextmenu/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(5433294)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/generic/runners/sessions/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(1b8292c)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/BackgroundDialog.ui <span style="color: grey">(d6d2df7)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(8ea4504)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/backgrounddialog.cpp <span style="color: grey">(1357a50)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/main.cpp <span style="color: grey">(a1ae939)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/plasmaapp.h <span style="color: grey">(33137c2)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/plasmaapp.cpp <span style="color: grey">(ade6c68)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/savercorona.h <span style="color: grey">(794e50c)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/savercorona.cpp <span style="color: grey">(6f83859)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/saverview.h <span style="color: grey">(8500e47)</span></li>

 <li>plasma/screensaver/shell/saverview.cpp <span style="color: grey">(b6a709e)</span></li>

 <li>powerdevil/daemon/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: grey">(35a4fd4)</span></li>

 <li>startkde.cmake <span style="color: grey">(36f23f1)</span></li>

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