The default screensaver preferences are stored in a file called XScreenSaver. This file is stored in different locations, depending on your operating system, as shown in the following table:
Operating System |
File Location |
---|---|
Linux |
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver |
Solaris |
/usr/openwin/lib/app-defaults/XScreenSaver |
To modify screensaver application preferences, users can use the Screensaver
preference tool. When a user modifies the screensaver
preferences, the preferences are stored in the home directory of the user,
in the $HOME/.xscreensaver file. For information about
screensaver preferences, see the latest version of the Java Desktop
System Release 3 User Guide.
Users can also run a command to start the Screensaver
preference tool. The command that you use depends on your operating system,
as shown in the following table:
Operating System |
Command |
---|---|
Linux |
/usr/bin/xscreensaver-demo |
Solaris |
/usr/openwin/bin/xscreensaver-demo |
To set default screensaver preferences for all users, modify the XScreenSaver file. You can also use the XScreenSaver dialog to create a $HOME/.xscreensaver file, then copy the file to the location of the XScreenSaver file.
To restore the default settings for a user, delete the $HOME/.xscreensaver file from the home directory of the user. If no $HOME/.xscreensaver file is present, the system uses the default preferences in the XScreenSaver file.
The default display behavior of XScreenSaver
is to display a blank screen. The blank screen might confuse users. You might
want to change this default display behavior.
To activate changes to the screensaver preferences, use the following command to reload the screensaver preferences:
# xscreensaver-command -restart
The xset
application does not work
with XScreenSaver
at the time of publication of
this guide. To modify screensaver preferences, modify the XScreenSaver file or the $HOME/.xscreensaver file.