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Run any ScreenSaver from the Login window
Authored by: Basilisk on Jun 15, '04 11:37:46AM

The problem with any approach that launches the ScreenSaverEngine from the commandline (or crontab, etc.) is that it doesn't initialize the ScreenSaver.framework in a manner that lets the WindowServer know that the screensaver is running.

This probably isn't a problem when we're just talking about running over the login window. Unfortunately its not clear from the hint if the recurring crontab entry suggested would also run the screensaver (as root no less) over a user login session. I suspect it won't (because the root saver won't be able to take over the console of the login session), but the hint needs to make this clear.

Any attempt to run ScreenSaverEngine directly (instead of letting the WindowServer manage it) can result in a double-launched saver which is a problem.

For more info see my comments in this prior hint:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2003071420174010



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Run any ScreenSaver from the Login window
Authored by: MikeTrent on Jun 15, '04 11:46:01AM

For what it's worth, the Screen Saver is managed by the Login Window, not by the Window Server. But otherwise I agree with you :-)



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