installing a screensaver in KDE

[JASON JESSO]

First in control panel->look n feel-> Screensavers

- unchecked "start screen saver automaticlly".

- compiled xscreensaver software and installed it.
(Mandrake does not package the "XMatrix" screensaver
with the xscreensaver rpm.)

- Configure xscreensaver with "xscreensaver-demo".

- Create a $HOME/.kde/Autostart/xscreensaver.desktop,
to start xscreensaver daemon on kde startup.

I removed the kde login/logout applet from the panel. 
and put two icons that when clicked runs:

xscreensaver-command -lock (for locking my desktop)

and 

xscreensaver-demo (for configuring xscreensaver)




 --- Ze <mmodem00 at netvisao.pt> wrote: 
> Em Quinta, 12 de Agosto de 2004 14:06, o JASON JESSO
> escreveu:
> > Thx.
> >
> > I hate the kde screensavers.  So I am just using
> > xscreensaver from now on.
> >
> >  --- James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj at acm.org> wrote:
> > > JASON JESSO wrote:
> > > > Got my hands on the matrix screensaver.
> > > >
> > > > I put KMatrix.desktop in
> > > > /usr/share/applnk/System/ScreenSavers.
> > > >
> > > > Control center does not pick it up until I
> create
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > link in
> >
> >
>
/usr/share/applnk-mdk-simplified/.hidden/ScreenSavers
> >
> > > > In works than, but later on (few days later
> the
> > >
> > > link
> > >
> > > > dissappears).  All those links there get
> > >
> > > recreated.
> > >
> > > > By what process?
> > > >
> > > > How do I make this permanant?
> > > >
> > > > I keep having to recreate this link manually.
> > >
> > > I apologize for giving you this answer, but I
> have
> > > to tell you that I have no
> > > idea how Mandrake works.
> > >
> > > Editorial (:-)):
> > >
> > > This is an unfortunate situation where the three
> > > major "Linux" distros have been
> > > modified to the point that there is some
> question if
> > > they are really Linux, and
> > > they have modified the menu system for KDE to
> the
> > > point that it is now the
> > > disto's menu system.
> > >
> > > So, this is a Mandrake issue and I would suggest
> > > that you ask on a Mandrake list
> > > or newsgroup.
> > >
> > > All I can tell you is that the Screen Saver code
> in
> > > KDE has changed a lot over
> > > the last few versions and there have been some
> minor
> > > glitches.
> > >
> > > I would suggest that it might help if you
> installed
> > > the Mandrake RPM for the
> > > XScreenSavers rather than trying to do it
> yourself
> > > by hand
> > >
> > > One tip: Some recent versions of KDE appear to
> need:
> > >
> > > 	/usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver
> > >
> > > {your system's path may be different}
> > >
> > > added to your path for them to work.  NOTE:
> previous
> > > versions where KAppFinder
> > > installed them didn't need this.
> > >
> > > --
> > > JRT
> > >
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> You can read help:/kcontrol/screensaver/index.html,
> there are some good 
> explanations.
> There explains how to remove kde screensavers.
> You said that you were going to stop using the kde
> screensavers and start 
> using the xscreensaver.
> But how to you disable the kde screensavers and
> enable the xscreensaver?
> 
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