Re: Stretch: xfce and xscreensaver
On 7/27/17, Johann Spies <johann.spies@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27 July 2017 at 09:27, Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltriangle@rezozer.net>
> wrote:
>> It is configured to display the `deco' saver.
>
> I would try and move ~/.xscreensaver away (something like
> ~/.xscreensaver.bak) and then restart and reconfigure xscreensaver if
> I were in you position.
I like that idea. It's one I've not had to use much over the years,
but it's always high on my debug checklist. :)
Writing now because I tried lurking along behind the scenes. My setup
is a couple week old debootstrap'ed copy of Buster with Xfce4. I had
accidentally forgotten to install my xscreensaver which worked perfect
for this.
So I installed it.... and attempted to try your Deco theme. I don't
know when this warning popped up (in its own window), but suddenly
there it was sometime just after I clicked Applications > Settings >
Screensaver and then the Deco theme:
"The XScreenSaver daemon doesn't seem to be running on display ":0.0".
Launch it now?"
I have not one clue on that one. Have never seen it, never heard of it before.
A quick glance through search returns without visiting any webpages
shows words like "doesn't start automatically". Those inquiries appear
dated 3 or 4 years ago. That reminded me that I'd noticed my
screensaver had not been behaving perfectly in the last year or so,
but Life outside the computer has had precedence so I never
debugged.....
I use the Fiberlamp option. I tried switching back to it, and that
message was still sitting there as though it might pertain to the
screensaver as a whole. Yes, you're right that no, not necessarily,
because once something like that pops up, it usually takes answering
it for it to go away. I clicked "ok", and so far (3 minutes and
counting) no smoke or flames....... :)
A parting afterthought: This is occurring on a PC setup where I'd
previously been using a netbook'y laptop until a few weeks ago. That
may or may not be a factor in why I'm suddenly seeing this warning for
the first time ever....
Cindy :)
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