Nov 10, '05 06:03:00AM • Contributed by: kholburn
The D&SS panel remembers which of the two tabs (Desktop and Screen Saver) was used last, and always re-opens to the last tab viewed.
So here's the problem, which only occurs if two conditions are met:
- You open the D&SS panel by right- or control-clicking on the Desktop and choosing Change Desktop Background from the pop-up menu.
- The Screen Saver tab was the last-active tab, meaning it's the one that will come to the foreground.
If you get to the D&SS panel any other way -- opening System Preferences, using the Apple menu, even right-clicking on the background and choosing the Change Desktop Background menu item when the Desktop tab was the last one opened, etc. -- then the Computer Name screen saver appears in the list as a normal screensaver.
So the quick fix is that if you want to choose the Computer Name screen saver, then you must open the Screen Saver prefs any way other than right- or control-clicking on the Desktop.
[robg adds: I confirmed this on two machines here, and I've since filed a 10.4.3 bug report on it with Apple (#4337467). Until/if it's fixed, at least now you know why you might see this odd behavior!]
