Thx. I hate the kde screensavers. So I am just using xscreensaver from now on. --- James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > JASON JESSO wrote: > > Got my hands on the matrix screensaver. > > > > I put KMatrix.desktop in > > /usr/share/applnk/System/ScreenSavers. > > > > Control center does not pick it up until I create > the > > link in > > > /usr/share/applnk-mdk-simplified/.hidden/ScreenSavers > > > > In works than, but later on (few days later the > link > > dissappears). All those links there get > recreated. > > By what process? > > > > How do I make this permanant? > > > > I keep having to recreate this link manually. > > I apologize for giving you this answer, but I have > to tell you that I have no > idea how Mandrake works. > > Editorial (:-)): > > This is an unfortunate situation where the three > major "Linux" distros have been > modified to the point that there is some question if > they are really Linux, and > they have modified the menu system for KDE to the > point that it is now the > disto's menu system. > > So, this is a Mandrake issue and I would suggest > that you ask on a Mandrake list > or newsgroup. > > All I can tell you is that the Screen Saver code in > KDE has changed a lot over > the last few versions and there have been some minor > glitches. > > I would suggest that it might help if you installed > the Mandrake RPM for the > XScreenSavers rather than trying to do it yourself > by hand > > One tip: Some recent versions of KDE appear to need: > > /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver > > {your system's path may be different} > > added to your path for them to work. NOTE: previous > versions where KAppFinder > installed them didn't need this. > > -- > JRT > ___________________________________________________ > . > Account management: > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.