> From: Brunel Merleau-Ponty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] very clever screen saver wanted... > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:39:24 +0100 > > On Apr 04 2005, at 6:51, David Elmo wrote: > >> I want a screen saver that can tell >> when one of the screens has not been used a while and just operate on >> that >> one, leaving the others affected. > > I honestly don't think there's a way of doing this on any platform. I > guess it would be prohibitively expensive (in terms of system > resources) to poll each video card for activity. Under classic MacOS > you would probably have to do this at a very low level, involving > system extensions and driver trickery. I would love to see something > like this, as I run three monitors too, and my auxiliaries are only > used for certain tasks. > > btw. for 9.2 try: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75288 > (you have to install 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 seperately). OS9 Helper is here > (http://www.os9forever.com/os9helper.html). It's worth doing the > upgrade - my Finder performance seems quite a bit snappier and > networking seems more stable too. > > Brunel.
no, I think you are right Brunel... I am using the "1px*1px black dot image at full screen technique" discovered during an email to you folks (you are a thoroughly inspiring lot) now and it works as well as any manual system can... this may work in pgms other than photoshop (which might be a bit of of overkill for most people, me I use it constantly anyway) thanks for the links, phew what huge downloads, have to get a friend with a cable to get it for me... David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
