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Tue, 18 Nov 2008

An xscreensaver hack: bingrid

I originally wrote the first version of this back in the 1980's. Since I'm currently unemployed I have time to revisit it. It's based on the munch screensaver already in the xscreensaver distribution. Written in 1999 version C only. It was almost painful to write in that style again. I've gotten spoiled by modern tools.

It looks much better when you see it moving.

Can anyone test this and see if it runs on any other linux except my Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit?

The binary and source is here: here.

To install:

• Put the binary where your current screensavers live (probably /usr/lib/xscreensaver/)
• copy any existing screensaver definition in your screensavers definition directory ( probably /usr/share/applications/screensavers/ ) and edit it to reference bingrid instead of whatever it already points to.
• Select bingrid from your regular screensaver selection.

  Jay Sprenkle

  
  
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