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From: fgreco@dprg-330.GOVt.shearson.COM (Frank Greco)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: icoscreensaver
Message-ID: <9012131604.AA20689@islanders.>
Date: 13 Dec 90 16:04:53 GMT
Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background)
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Greg,

        I don't get it.  If you're interested in icoscreensaver and you're
        using a Sun, why not fireup OpenWindows and run icoscreensaver?
        You *can* run NeWS apps side-by-side to X apps (and also Sunview...
        but not as nicely behaved) in OW.

	I had an interesting fireworks screensaver written in NeWS that
	someone donated to the net about a year ago.

        You could also look at xlock from the MIT X tape (-lock disables
	the lock-X-server mode).  It can show fractals ("hop" mode),
	YALP (Yet Another Life Program) and a qix mode.

	There's nlock from the OpenWindows tape.

        You could also look at the man page for Sun's lockscreen which indicates
        that you can run any "gfx-program" instead of the Sun Life patterns.

	Or you can turn the brightness down when you're not using the display
	for an extended period....;->


	Frank G.



	Please be aware that these were only notes on *Advisory Locking*...

	(  ;->    I just couldn't resist!   )