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I was wondering if anyone had been able to unlock xscreensaver with the themed Slim screen, rather than the default (and, to me anyway) ugly dialogue that xscreensaver presents?
I see from this page http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xde … er_theming that xscreensaver can be themed, but was wondering if there was some way to use Xdefaults to link to /etc/slim.conf to present the same dialogue as when you log in?
I imagine it would be straightforward, but as I have zero skills in this sort of thing I am probably deluded in my optimism...
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Won't work. Simply style your xscreensaver or use something else.
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I was wondering if anyone had been able to unlock xscreensaver with the themed Slim screen, rather than the default (and, to me anyway) ugly dialogue that xscreensaver presents?
I see from this page http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xde … er_theming that xscreensaver can be themed, but was wondering if there was some way to use Xdefaults to link to /etc/slim.conf to present the same dialogue as when you log in?
I imagine it would be straightforward, but as I have zero skills in this sort of thing I am probably deluded in my optimism...
That is my biggest irk about Xscreensaver, the dialogue box is hideous.
There is a difference between bleeding [edge] and haemorrhaging. - Allan
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jasonwryan wrote:I was wondering if anyone had been able to unlock xscreensaver with the themed Slim screen, rather than the default (and, to me anyway) ugly dialogue that xscreensaver presents?
I see from this page http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xde … er_theming that xscreensaver can be themed, but was wondering if there was some way to use Xdefaults to link to /etc/slim.conf to present the same dialogue as when you log in?
I imagine it would be straightforward, but as I have zero skills in this sort of thing I am probably deluded in my optimism...
That is my biggest irk about Xscreensaver, the dialogue box is hideous.
After styling it like in the wiki it's looking better
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I created the theme for the xscreensaver prompt as seen in the wiki, but in the end felt like it was just a bandage to a bigger problem. Since I use a notebook, screensavers seemed overkill and a waste of my battery. In the end I opted for xautolock and slock. xautolock will run a custom command after X seconds of idle and slock is a super simple screen locker from the suckless community (makers of dwm/wmii). There's no prompt at all, just a black screen to enter your password.
thayer williams ~ cinderwick.ca
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Thanks Thayer
I created the theme for the xscreensaver prompt as seen in the wiki, but in the end felt like it was just a bandage to a bigger problem.
No argument here.
I will look at xautolock and slock - sounds like an elegant solution.
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