[sllug-members]: RE: rss feed screensaver for linux?

[Christopher Hogan]

Any of the XScreenSaver text-driven screen savers are capable of
displaying a HTML or RSS URL. Simply launch xscreensaver-demo, click
on the Advanced tab, and select URL under Text Manipulation. The
~/.xscreensaver or /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver files can
also be directly edited. The setting you are looking for is called
"*textMode:" It should be set to "url". Then set "*textURL:" to the
URL of your choice.

My personal favorite screen saver that makes use of this is called
NoseGuy. A cartoon nose with feet walks around the screen. Every once
in a while, it will stop and you get balloon text. The text depends on
the setting of "*textMode:". I generally set it to "program" and set
"*textProgram:" to "/usr/bin/fortune".

Chris


On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:17 AM,  <mark.s.levitt at l-3com.com> wrote:
> The 'planet debian' RSS Feed comes out of the stock Etch installed
>  screen saver 'Banners & Pictures -> Phosphor'.  Never thought too much
>  about how it worked but you question got me looking.
>
>  Seems to call 'xscreensaven-text' to generate text.  This is driven by a
>  .xscreensaver file.  I had none so it defaulted to the feed url.  It
>  then outputs the generated text in old fashioned green decaying pixels.
>  Maybe you can find others?
>
>  enjoy.
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