Public bug reported:
In the settings for the xscreensaver photopile hack, it is not obvious
that "Clip images" applies only when "Simulate instant film" is enabled.
Further, the distinction between "Animation speed" and "Frame rate" is
opaque, particularly since the photopile man page talks about the
"-speed" and "-delay" options without relating them to the settings.
In addition, the hack places the selected images up to 50% offscreen.
The effect is more aesthetically pleasing if the images are confined to
the bounds of the screen.
The attached patch changes the labels in the photopile settings from
"Clip images" to "Clip to square (for instant film)", "Animation speed"
to "Animation speed (Slow: More frames)", and "Frame rate" to "Animation
frame rate"; the latter is to make it clear that the last two settings
affect the same aspect of the hack's behavior. It also modifies the
random image placement so that prior to applying the random tilt the
image lies entirely within the bounds of the screen.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xscreensaver-gl-extra 5.15-2ubuntu1 [modified:
usr/lib/xscreensaver/photopile usr/share/xscreensaver/config/photopile.xml]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 2 12:22:12 2012
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: xscreensaver (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise
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Xscreensaver photopile hack configuration cryptic, images off screen
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