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Slideshow screensaver with multiple monitors
user name
2007-07-13 11:59:13
Hi.

Has anyone managed to get the screensaver (KDE) when in
slideshow with photos 
to display a whole photo per monitor, rather than trying to
display a single 
photo spread out over multiple monitors?

Other than that it works fine... But since my monitors are
different sizes & 
dpi it would look a great deal better if each screen had its
own photo (This 
is running X in either real xinerama, or pseudo xinerama
modes).

TIA
  Hamish.


Re: Re: Slideshow screensaver with multiple monitors
user name
2007-07-13 16:28:31
ON FRIDAY 13 JULY 2007 19:02, DUNCAN WROTE:
> HAMIE <HAMISHTRAVELLINGKIWI.COM> POSTED
> 200707131759.16023.HAMISHTRAVELLINGKIWI.COM,
EXCERPTED BELOW, ON  FRI, 13
>
> JUL 2007 17:59:13 +0100:
> > HAS ANYONE MANAGED TO GET THE SCREENSAVER (KDE)
WHEN IN SLIDESHOW WITH
> > PHOTOS TO DISPLAY A WHOLE PHOTO PER MONITOR,
RATHER THAN TRYING TO
> > DISPLAY A SINGLE PHOTO SPREAD OUT OVER MULTIPLE
MONITORS?
> >
> > OTHER THAN THAT IT WORKS FINE... BUT SINCE MY
MONITORS ARE DIFFERENT
> > SIZES & DPI IT WOULD LOOK A GREAT DEAL BETTER
IF EACH SCREEN HAD ITS OWN
> > PHOTO (THIS IS RUNNING X IN EITHER REAL XINERAMA,
OR PSEUDO XINERAMA
> > MODES).
>
> FWIW, WHILE I'M A KDE GUY, I DON'T NORMALLY RUN
SCREENSAVERS.  RATHER, I
> HAVE THE SYSTEM PUT MY MONITORS TO SLEEP.  OR SOMETIMES
I RUN AMAROK OR
> KAFFEINE WITH VISUALIZATIONS (ON ONE OR BOTH SCREENS,
THEY'RE 21 AND 22
> INCH, SO CLOSE ENOUGH, AND BOTH 1600X1200) AND DON'T
HAVE THEM GO TO
> SLEEP.  THE AMAROK CORONA VISUALIZATION CAN BE QUITE
RESTFUL.
>
> TO EACH HIS OWN, OF COURSE, BUT I JUST NEVER FOUND MOST
SCREENSAVERS
> USEFUL OR INTERESTING AFTER THE NOVELTY WORE OFF, IN
PART DUE TO ISSUES
> SUCH AS THE ONE YOU MENTION.
>

THEY'RE USEFUL TO LOCK THE SCREEN. MY LAPTOP LIVES ON MY
DESK  WORK DURING 
THE DAY. SINCE I WORK IN A SECURITY AREA THE COMPUTERS HAVE
TO BE LOCKED WHEN 
WE STEP AWAY FROM THEM. 

USING A SCREEN SAVER FOR THIS IS HANDY, BECAUSE NOT ONLY
DOES KDE HAVE A 
USEFUL LOCK BUTTON, IT ALSO TIMESOUT AND STARTS WHEN KDE HAS
BENE IDLE FOR A 
TIME SO IF I GET DISTRACTED IT DOES IT FOR ME.

IT ALSO MEANS MY SCREEN ISN'T VIEWABLE BY PASSERS BY IF I'M
NOT IN FRONT OF 
IT...

HAMISH.
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