X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=1d05026f576b48b10b92acb8c4d9418d525f4b85;hb=3f9592851ce4ed76a9979bfdd6ec7dc5c457e183;hp=6d3229c7337c811cd3f172b913699ca17b158c63;hpb=a1d41b2aa6e18bf9a49b914a99dda8232c5d7762;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/README b/README index 6d3229c7..1d05026f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ The most important hint is probably this: To build on VMS, see README.VMS. -If you are upgrading from version 2.* to version 3.*, be sure to delete -your ~/.xscreensaver file first, if you have one. - If you think you've found a bug, please let me know! No bug report is too small. But first, please read the enclosed `README.debugging' file to find out what kind of information would be most helpful to include in your bug @@ -39,9 +36,9 @@ You can try out xscreensaver like so: xscreensaver & xscreensaver-demo -Note: unlike `xlock', xscreensaver has a client-server model: the -`xscreensaver' process is a daemon that runs in the background; it is -controlled by the foreground `xscreensaver-demo' program. +The XScreenSaver suite of applications uses a client-server model: +The `xscreensaver' program is a daemon that runs in the background; +it is controlled by the foreground `xscreensaver-demo' program. xscreensaver has an extensive manual -- please read it! @@ -60,17 +57,103 @@ there's no need to recompile or reinstall anything. ============ Along with the xscreensaver daemon itself, this package also includes -numerous graphics hacks for use as screensavers. There is nothing magic -about these: they are just programs that draw on the root window. - -More than 120 such programs are included. For details, see the xscreensaver -web page, or the enclosed manual pages. +numerous graphics hacks for use as screensavers. There is nothing +magic about these: they are just programs that draw on the root window. +More than 140 such programs are included. For details, see the +xscreensaver web page, or the enclosed manual pages. The latest version of xscreensaver is always available on the web at http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/. +Looking for tips on writing your own screensavers? There is an entry in +the XScreenSaver FAQ about that: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html + ============ +Changes since 4.02: * New hack, `spheremonics'. + * Minor updates to `webcollage', `cage', `moebius', + `morph3d', `boxed', `circuit', and `helix'. + * `pulsar' and `extrusion' can now load texture JPEGs. + * `rubik' now does non-square cubes. + * `fluidballs' now does various sizes of balls. + * `menger' and `sierpinski3d' now also show polygon + counts in -fps mode. + * `molecule' displays real subscripts in the formulae. + * GTK internationalization/localization support. + * Better detection of the various versions of libxml. + * Upgraded to autoconf 2.53 (from 2.13.) +Changes since 4.01: * Plugged a few minor leaks in `xscreensaver' and + `xscreensaver-demo'. + * New hacks, `cubenetic' and `fluidballs'. + * Sped up `pipes'. + * Fixed sphere projection error in `glplanet'; installed + a better image of earth. + * Added Win2K and MacOS 1 crashes to `bsod'. + * Put back previous (better) version of `forest' that + was accidentially downgraded in the last release. + * New version of `bumps'. + * Made FPS computation in GL hacks more efficient: it + will influence the results less, thus resulting in + higher (but more accurate) reported frame rates. +Changes since 4.00: * New hacks: `twang', `glsnake', `boxed', `sballs', + and `glforestfire'. + * New hacks `apollonian', `euler2d', `juggle', + `polyominoes' and `thornbird', from xlockmore. + * Merged recent xlockmore changes into `ant', `braid', + `demon', `discrete', `drift', `fadeplot', `forest', + `grav', `hopalong', `ifs', `laser', `lightning', + `lisa', `lissie', `loop', `mountain', `penrose', + `rotor', `sierpinski', `slip', `sphere', `spiral', + `strange', and `vines'. + * Fixed the `gltext' bug that sometimes caused + horizontal lines to vanish again. This time for sure. + * Sped up `webcollage' by adding a C helper program to + replace the PPM pipeline. It also pastes images + semi-transparently now. + * Added support for the gdk_pixbuf library: if this lib + is available, then `blitspin', `xflame', and `flag' + can load GIF, JPEG, and PNG images in addition to XPM + and XBM. + * Fixed a rare race condition where the desktop-grabbing + hacks could sometimes leave the screen wedged, if the + user moved the mouse exactly when they were grabbing + the screen image (it would un-wedge the next time the + saver timed out or was activated.) + * Fixed incorrect colors in the screen-grabbing GL hacks + (`gflux' and `flipscreen3d'.) + * Made SIGHUP restart the daemon process (though using + `xscreensaver-command -restart' is still the preferred + way.) + * Tweaks to `xspirograph'. + * Minor configure and portability tweaks. +Changes since 3.34: * Redesigned `xscreensaver-demo' GUI: it now includes + small-preview and per-hack configuration dialogs. + * Added three new modes of operation: `One Screen Saver', + `Blank Screen', and `Don't Blank' (in addition to the + historical `Random Screen Saver'). + * Configure now defaults to installing the hacks in + /lib/xscreensaver/ instead of /bin/. + (Most distros already did it this way.) + * New GL hacks, `menger', `engine', `flipscreen3d'. + * Made `sierpinski3d' be more colorful. + * New versions of `xmatrix' and `nerverot'. + * Fixed a bug in `starwars' that made the font be drawn + with thin lines in -root mode. + * Fixed a bad colormap bug in `crystal' that could make + *subsequent* hacks malfunction! + * Made `gflux' able to grab screen images (`-mode grab'). + * Updated `webcollage' for recent search engine changes. + * Removed most command-line options to `xscreensaver': + just edit the ~/.xscreensaver file instead. + * Improved behavior on multi-screen and Xinerama systems: + the mouse now stays on the screen where the user left + it, and the password and splash dialogs always appear + on the screen that has the mouse. + * Made the splash dialog use more Gtk-like colors; + made it have only two buttons, "Settings" and "Help". + * Made `sonar' understand `.ssh/known_hosts2' format + files, and be better about stripping out illegal + addresses. Changes since 3.33: * Turned `memoryLimit' off by default, sigh. Apparently some versions of the GL libraries (appear to) allocate hundreds of megs for every GL program, so `memoryLimit' @@ -80,7 +163,7 @@ Changes since 3.33: * Turned `memoryLimit' off by default, sigh. Apparently * New GL hack, `circuit'. * Added `fuzz' mode to `decayscreen'. * New version of `whirlygig'. - * Added links to `glplanet' and `sphereEversion'. + * Added links to `xplanet' and `sphereEversion'. * Fixed rare race condition that could make `sonar' hang. * Fixed potential crash in `speedmine'. * Made `xscreensaver-demo' not crash when imageDirectory @@ -149,7 +232,7 @@ Changes since 3.30: * Put in more sensible defaults for DPMS, and updated is no longer needed. * New versions of `rotzoomer' and `nerverot'. * Fixed an OSF/1 compilation problem in `molecule'. -Changes since 3.29: * New hacks, `molecule' `dangerball', and `rotzoomer'. +Changes since 3.29: * New hacks, `molecule', `dangerball', and `rotzoomer'. * New version of `gflux'. * Made `gltext' able to display the current time. * Fixed a floating-point-precision problem in `gltext' @@ -890,3 +973,12 @@ Changes since 1.13: * Added `orbit' option to `attraction' hack. Changes since 1.8: * Added demo mode, and locking. * Added `maze' hack. * Added `norotate' option to `rocks' hack. +Changes since 1.4: * Works when run from XDM before anyone logs in. + * Sped up `imsmap'. + * Can use `xv' as a slideshow without using up colormap + entries while the screen is not blanked. + * Fixed a BadDrawable error in non-XIdle mode. + * Added `blitspin' and `imsmap'. +Changes since 1.0: * Current list of included hacks is now: qix, helix, + rorschach, attraction, greynetic, rocks, pyro, + hopalong, and noseguy.