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- @@@STARTPACK(xscreensaver;X11 Screen Saver)
-
- <P>
- The xscreensaver program waits until the keyboard and mouse have been idle
- for a period, and then runs a graphics demo chosen at random. It turns off
- as soon as there is any mouse or keyboard activity.
- </P><P>
- The purpose of xscreensaver is to display pretty pictures on your screen
- when it is not in use, in keeping with the philosophy that unattended
- monitors should always be doing something interesting, just like they do
- in the movies.
- </P><P>
- However, xscreensaver can also be used as a screen locker, to prevent
- others from using your terminal while your are away.
- </P><P>
- The benefit that this program has over the combination of the xlock and
- xautolock programs is the ease with which new graphics hacks can be
- installed: you don't need to recompile this program to add a new display
- mode, you just change some resource settings. Any program which can be
- invoked in such a way that it draws on the root window of the screen can
- now be used as a screensaver without modification. The programs that
- are being run as screensavers don't need to have any special knowledge
- about what it means to be a screensaver.
- </P>
-
- @@@OSR5DIST(http://www.sco.com/skunkware/osr5/x11/savers/xscreensaver/)
- @@@SOURCE(ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications)
- @@@ENDPACK
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