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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 86195] wish: kscreensaver should "play nicely" with
From:       Richard Neill <kde () richardneill ! org>
Date:       2004-07-31 0:11:40
Message-ID: 20040731001140.5649.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From kde richardneill org  2004-07-31 02:11 -------
xscreensaver-demo is rather fun to play with. Yes, it's probably overkill if you just \
want to save your screen from burn-in, but it is very entertaining!

Can I suggest that a reasonably good solution might be to patch \
kdebase/kcontrol/screensaver/scrnsave.cpp to do just this:

if (`/sbin/pidof xscreensaver`){
   print "You are already running the xscreensaver program; and you probably 
   don't want  to run the kde screensaver simultaneously. You can configure or 
   stop the xcreensaver program by running <LINK>xscreensaver-demo</LINK>. 
   [xscreensaver was probably started automatically in a startup script: you 
   may want to look in $HOME/.kde/Autostart/ ]"
}else{
   show the normal screensaver configuration in kcontrol.
}


This will solve the most serious problem (when kscreensaver tries to "fight" with an \
already running xscreensaver), and should cause no confusion for other users. Sorry \
that the above "patch" is only in pseudocode.

Thanks - Richard


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