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