I hate to admit ignorance but that's why I'm here. I did not realize
that text consoles used screensavers so I thought KDE or
something of that ilk. My idea is simple: alternating colored
screens/backgrounds containing short text messages.
I am probably trying to run a mile before I can sit up or crawl. I
chose Perl because to me it closely resembles HTML which I
understand. (Add that to your "Howler Of The Day" list) I'm game to
try but I will defer to wiser heads.
Brett: Your ISP is returning my messages to you with a "no user"
error, btw.
Thanks,
Pj
On 16 May 2001, at 6:38, Brett W. McCoy wrote:
> On Wed, 16 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I am more raw than a newbie. I don't know a command yet, but I'm
> > here to listen and learn. When y'all pick yourself up off the floor
> > from laughing too hard, here's a serious question. I have an idea for
> > a simple screensaver for a Linux box. Can I use Perl to create it?
>
> Perhaps. Among many other thingsd, it depends on what libraries you plan
> to use for your screensaver. Is this an X screensaver, or something for a
> text console only? There are libraries that exist for creating screen
> savers tyhat you may be able to use in Perl, but this may not be something
> for someone to whom programming is altogether a new thing.
>
> -- Brett
>
>
