[Bug 15834] New: [breezy] gnome-screensaver doesn't perform as well as xscreensaver with the same hacks.

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Ubuntu | gnome-screensaver

           Summary: [breezy] gnome-screensaver doesn't perform as well as
                    xscreensaver with the same hacks.
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: i386
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: gnome-screensaver
        AssignedTo: ogra at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: burner at suppressingfire.org
         QAContact: desktop-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


My laptop (Thinkpad T30) has a 16M Radeon 7500 Mobility chip in it handles
opengl acceleration fairly well (good enough to use the opengl xscreensaver
hacks at 16bpp without much issue). I personally like the GLSlideshow and
Carousel hacks, and they look fine when I drive them xscreensaver. With
gnome-screensaver, however, I am getting a lot of flicker between frames. 

I've switched to gnome-screensaver's 'Pictures folder' for the time being, but
it is hideously slow (though it doesn't flicker) -- apparently it doesn't even
attempt to use opengl?

Anyway, I'd really prefer to use Carousel or GLSlideshow on my laptop as I do on
my desktops (which run it just fine with gnome-screensaver and modern nvidia cards)

mike

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