On 2/16/06, Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2/16/06, David D. Hagood <wowbagger@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Why is xscreensaver removed in favor of gnome-screensaver? > > gnome-screensaver does not do DPMS, so my monitor stays on all the time > > boiling the cathodes away. gnome-screensaver doesn't have the eyecandy > > that xscreensaver has. In short, it seems a far less capable replacement. > I think gnome-screensaver's upstream webpages explain the long term advantages > http://live.gnome.org/GnomeScreensaver > is xscreensaver using dbus controls? > does xscreenssaver allow switching users from the locked dialog? > does xscreensaver allow for system level mandatory policy definitions > with regard to how it can be configured? > > You might not understand, in the short-term, the long-term benefits to > moving to a solution which allows these things.. but they are much > more useful features than being able to run arbitrary eyecandy... > especially on multi-user systems/networks. > > DPMS is being handled by gnome-power-manager > assuming you have all the updates applied > Desktop->Preferences->More Preferences->Power Management > or right click on the power management icon in the panel if its visible Hmm. I haven't noticed xscreensaver being replaced by gnome-screensaver. I still have xscreensaver running with the Rawhide updates of today. However, the 3D screensavers seem broken right now. Hmm. With xscreensaver, the gnome-power-manager popups are being displayed on top of the screensaver display. The seems like a bug. Will this be prevented with gnome-screensaver? Will the screensavers in xscreensaver be ported to gnome-screensaver? The selection in gnome-screensaver is pretty lame. There are several specific screensavers I would like to see retained: vermiculate VidWhacker SuperQuadratics Substrate Ripples Pinion Noof MirrorBlob Intermomentary HyperTorus Interaggregate GLSnake GLSlideshow GLEidescope GFlux FuzzyFlakes Flurry FlipScreen3D Distort DangerBall Carousel Bumps BlockTube -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list