2009/10/2 SZABO Zsolt <[email protected]>: >> 2009/9/30 Sean Carte <[email protected]>: >>> Is it possible to get an Ubuntu 8.04 thin client to play a slideshow >>> as a screensaver? >> >> I can see that everybody here is too busy printing from local apps to >> wait for their screensaver to kick in. But, seriously, is nobody using >> gnome-screensaver's slideshow module? Should I give up on it? > > I am not sure whether running a screensaver on an ltsp-server is a good > idea... (you show nice pictures on the clients but wasting the cpu of the > server and maybe the bandwidth of the network) ...only if it is running as > local-apps(?) > > So I would be not much surprised if you were on your own with this > problem... > > (On the other hand: in a classroom, if the clients are getting idle while > the students are listening to the teacher, then it is not advisable to > distract their attention with a "show". So it is better to blank the > screens... Apart from all that there can be situations when such "show" > can be interesting, but maybe less typical... hmm?)
The environment here is OPAC terminals: for searching the library catalogue. What I want to do is have the clients show slides containing images with relevant information, such as new books. If I can't get a slideshow I'm going to have to kill the screensaver altogether as it looks like the machine is dead, not resting. Sean -- Sean Carte esAL Library Systems Manager +27 72 898 8775 +27 31 373 2490 fax: 0866741254 http://esal.dut.ac.za/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
