Configuration for screen savers?

[NoOp]

On 10/30/2007 12:04 PM, Mark Nichols wrote:

>>   
> Both the gnome screensaver, and xsccreensaver, seem to consume a 
> tremendous amount of CPU on my machine.  When any screensaver from 
> either collection is started the fan kicks in to high gear and runs 
> nonstop until I quit the screensaver.
> 
> Also, the xscreensaver seemed to lock up every time I'd access it's 
> configuration panel, so I've temporarily disabled it. (I was forced to 
> used Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to get away from the xscreensaver dialog.) I 
> installed xscreensaver following these instructions: 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=195557
> 
> How do I restrict the screensaver so that it doesn't turn my machine 
> into an obnoxious white-noise source?
> 

Go through each of the offered screensavers & find _one_ that you like
and that doesn't eat your ram & cpu. Select that _one_ and use it until
you're tired of it. As you go through and test each one you'll find the
ones that are too intense for your machine.