Thanks! That's exactly what I needed to know. Adam
On Sat, 2003-05-31 at 07:37, Ted Kat. wrote: > --- Adam J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone turned an OpenGL app into a screensaver in Linux by > > chance? > > I know all you need to do is drop a fullscreen OpenGL app into the > > screensaver framework for Linux. > > > > I did find some framework for X11, but I am not sure this will work > > with > > typical users screensaver managers... The reason is because the one I > > found included its own server. Does each window manager use a > > different > > screensaver specification? I have found some posts in message boards > > hinting that KDE may have its own format? Is that true, or is there a > > standard in Linux that will work with nearly all window managers? > > > > I would be happy if it works with at least KDE and Gnome.. I guess I > > could create one for each WM if i had to though.. > > > > Any thoughts are welcome! > > There is no real format, but xscreensaver and kdescreensaver just are > daemons that sit in the background waiting for idle time from the > xserver. The real difference from xscreensaver and kdescreensaver > is that kde hacked up xscreensaver to conform with thier deamon. > If your looking for a somewhat standard of screensaver I would use > xscreensaver because it works for all window managers. > > hope I could help! > > > > > ===== > /^\|==::::: Ted Kat. :::::==|/^\ > ------------------------------------- > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com
