On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, R. Brock Lynn wrote:
> Glynn Clements wrote:
> >
> > I suspect that you'll need to modify the kernel; there doesn't seem to
> > be any simple way to determine when the screen saver should be
> > activated.
There is already a kernel patch that, through kerneld, allows you to start
a user space program instead of the default screenblanker.
In Debian, it is included with the modutils package
> I can't code not one good line of C code, but I do know that it's possible to
> write a console VT program that monitors keystrokes or gpm movement and clicks,
> (by hooking into the stdin stream) and that can count down a specified time and
> then start up a color ncurses screen saver, and maybe even an svgalib
> screensaver! Heh, I'd like to see an svgalib screensaver that is a random
xaos would be great for that purpose!
> I mean, WHY would you have to modify the KERNEL, just to implement a
> screensaver? I don't get it. If you can convince me that screensaver hooks must
> be explicitly written into the kernel, then you are basically saying that the
> current state of the Linux kernel is substandard, and of bad design, because it
> doesn't support something so basic...
IMHO the only basic things that should go on the kernel are drivers for
hardware devices.
Ciao
Michele
