On 7/27/17, Johann Spies <johann.sp...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 27 July 2017 at 09:27, Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltrian...@rezozer.net> > wrote: >> It is configured to display the `deco' saver. > > I would try and move ~/.xscreensaver away (something like > ~/.xscreensaver.bak) and then restart and reconfigure xscreensaver if > I were in you position.
I like that idea. It's one I've not had to use much over the years, but it's always high on my debug checklist. :) Writing now because I tried lurking along behind the scenes. My setup is a couple week old debootstrap'ed copy of Buster with Xfce4. I had accidentally forgotten to install my xscreensaver which worked perfect for this. So I installed it.... and attempted to try your Deco theme. I don't know when this warning popped up (in its own window), but suddenly there it was sometime just after I clicked Applications > Settings > Screensaver and then the Deco theme: "The XScreenSaver daemon doesn't seem to be running on display ":0.0". Launch it now?" I have not one clue on that one. Have never seen it, never heard of it before. A quick glance through search returns without visiting any webpages shows words like "doesn't start automatically". Those inquiries appear dated 3 or 4 years ago. That reminded me that I'd noticed my screensaver had not been behaving perfectly in the last year or so, but Life outside the computer has had precedence so I never debugged..... I use the Fiberlamp option. I tried switching back to it, and that message was still sitting there as though it might pertain to the screensaver as a whole. Yes, you're right that no, not necessarily, because once something like that pops up, it usually takes answering it for it to go away. I clicked "ok", and so far (3 minutes and counting) no smoke or flames....... :) A parting afterthought: This is occurring on a PC setup where I'd previously been using a netbook'y laptop until a few weeks ago. That may or may not be a factor in why I'm suddenly seeing this warning for the first time ever.... Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
