A screensaver is an application that you can use to replace the image on your screen when the screen is not in use. You can use screensavers in the following ways:
Activate after a specified period of idle time.
Activate when you lock your screen.
Manage power used by your monitor when your system is idle.
You can customize the settings for the Mouse
preference tool in the following functional areas:
Display Modes
Advanced
Use the Display Modes tabbed section to set display mode preferences.
Table 10–20 lists the display mode settings that you can configure.
Table 10–20 Settings for Screensaver Display Mode
Use the Advanced tabbed section to set advanced screensaver preferences.
Table 10–21 lists the advanced screensaver settings that you can configure.
Table 10–21 Advanced Screensaver Settings
Setting |
Function |
---|---|
Grab Desktop Images |
Some screensavers can take a screenshot of your screen, then manipulate the screenshot to create your screensaver display. Select this option to enable screensavers to take a screenshot of your screen. |
Grab Video Frames |
Some screensavers can capture a frame of video, then manipulate the captured image to create your screensaver display. If your system has a video capture card, select this option to enable screensavers to capture a frame of video. |
Choose Random Image |
Select this option to enable screensavers to use images from a directory that you select. Type the path for the directory in the field. Alternatively, click Browse to display a dialog from which you can select a directory. |
Verbose Dialognostics |
Select this option if you want to display screensaver diagnostic information. |
Display Subprocess Errors |
Select this option if you want to display errors related to screensaver subprocesses on screen. |
Display Splash Screen at Startup |
Select this option to if you want |
Power Management Enabled |
Select this option to enable power management of your monitor. Power management can reduce energy consumption by your monitor when you are not using the monitor. |
Standby After |
Specify how long to wait to put the monitor in standby mode. When the monitor is in standby mode, the screen is black. |
Suspend After |
Specify how long to wait to put the monitor in power-saving mode. |
Off After |
Specify how long to wait to switch off monitor. |
Install Colormap |
Select this option to install a private colormap when the screensaver is active. Use of a private colormap might improve the quality of the color in particular screensaver displays. |
Fade to Black When Blanking |
Select this option if you want your display to fade to black when the screensaver activates. |
Fade from Black When Unblanking |
Select this option if you want your display to fade from black to the screen contents when the screensaver stops. |
Fade Duration |
Specify how long to take to fade to black when the screensaver activates. |