On 15/03/2010 21:43, Joachim Breitner wrote: > Am Montag, den 15.03.2010, 20:34 +0100 schrieb Jean-Christophe Dubacq: >> Currently, unicode-screensaver is by default black on white background, >> which is a bit unusal and surprising for a screensaver. The package should >> provide a something on black (could be red on black or white on black) >> desktop file either as a replacement for the current one or in addition >> to it. >> >> Patch: just change the Exec line to read: >> Exec=/usr/lib/xscreensaver/unicode -root -background black -foreground red >> >> My preference would go to replacing the current file. > > thanks for your interest in unicode-screensaver. Did you read the other > bugreport about this issue: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=561261 > I prefer it this way, and as the author, I reserve the right to have the > default after my taste :-)
No, I had not (but now I do) (because the bug was closed). As Christine said, "I do still think that white-on-black is a better default than black-on-white, but it _is_ your software and you can do what you like with it" :) > If you use xscreensaver, you can easily configure it using the > xscreensaver configuration tool. I use gnome-screensaver. > Not sure if it is appropriate to provide two .desktop files for the > users of gnome-screensaver; it goes against the GNOME philosophy of > having not too many configuration options. Several screensavers from the xscreensaver used to correspond to multiple choice, but it looks that it is no more the case. Thus I support your choice of not shipping several desktop files. Thanks anyway. -- Jean-Christophe Dubacq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
