ScreenSaver and KDE Plasma 4.8?

[Martin Gräßlin]

----- Ursprüngliche Mitteilung -----
> Am Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:14:59 +0200
> schrieb Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin at kde.org>:
> 
> > But when compositing is turned off, you currently get the plain old
> > implementation including screen savers. And I don't want to change
> > that code.
> Seconding Marco: "Why?"
it's such a hack around X that I fear it falls apart as soon as I touch it ;-) No really I prefer not to spend too much time on legacy code.
>   
> > So there are some solutions:
> > * drop screensaver support altogether, probably would create some
> > troubles as evil KDE removed screensavers
> +1
> 
> > A possible solution for the user issue could be to clearly advertise
> > that security reasons are responsible for removing screensaver
> > support.
> gg:greenwashing
> Just stress that aspect and best back it with some facts about the last
> available CRTs and "burn-in-with-lcd" myths.
> Otherwise you'll have to explain
> a) "why is compositing such shit?"
> b) "but it works with windows!!!!"
> c) "can't you implement screensavers as kwin effects then?" (yeah, but
> i won't! why? i think it's retarded. you suck! KDE sucks!! FOSS
> sucks!!!! i'm gonna use window...." blabbbabb)
> 
> > Also an improved login process I have in my mind: with only
> > one user configured
> "kcmshell4 kdm", convenience, enable auto-login, lock session
that's what I had in my mind :-)
> 
> rather don't do this "if only one user is configured" as 
> a) this is rather never the case (does kdm know that "sauerbraten" and
> "mpd" are no regular users? what about "nobody", "fetchmail" ....
> b) breaks other session types (openbox, e17) - of course a kde user
> would never do, but kde should prevent it neither ;-)
It would require support from distributions, properly even only possible during insallation.

Cheers
Martin
> 
> Cheers,
> Thomas