turning off screensaver

[Jeffrey F. Bloss]

Brian Fahrlander wrote:

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> Jeffrey F. Bloss wrote:
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> >> Hi
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> >> Is there a way to switch off the screensaver from command line.
> >> Screensaver in Feisty keeps crashing x under gnome and just opening
> >> the screensaver controller gui also does the same.
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> > Sounds like you have a corrupt screen saver. Try this: 
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>     Aha!  He has revealed himself as a screensaver guru!  :)

<chuckle>

Not really. Someone else had the same problem recently and I sort of
remembered where to look. I still had to 'grep -r' a couple directories
to come up with the right file.

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>     Any idea how we're supposed to set screensaver _parameters_? I can
> select them from the gui, but weren't the details (like paths for
> photos, etc) supposed to get that level of support too, or have I just
> not stumbled onto their hiding place?

Don't have a clue. So much for my "guru" status. ;)

If you're talking about F-Spot, a quick 'find ./ -iname f-spot' in my
home directory turned up this...

./.gconf/apps/f-spot
./.gnome2/f-spot

I'd wager one or both of those directories or something under them
holds the list of pics that screen saver would use. I'd check
~/.gconf/xxx first. Don't use F-Spot myself so my configs are useless.
Could be you just have a buggered up graphic though. Maybe clearing your
"favorites" (??) if F-Spot and gradually adding files back would
help narrow it down???

*shrug* :)

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