4 a screen saver and locker for the X window system
7 http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
15 The `configure' shell script will attempt to figure out which options are
16 appropriate for your system, and will create config.h and the various
17 Makefiles for you. Run `configure --help' to see how to override these
18 choices, or to specify things like the default installation directory.
19 The file `INSTALL' gives a general overview of use of these sorts of
20 configure scripts (those generated by the GNU autoconf system.)
21 The most important hint is probably this:
23 ./configure --with-motif=/opt/Motif --with-xpm=/usr/local
25 To build on VMS, see README.VMS.
27 If you are upgrading, you might want to delete your ~/.xscreensaver file.
28 If you don't, you might not see the new graphics modes. If you are upgrading
29 from version 2.* to version 3.*, definitely do delete your .xscreensaver file.
31 If you think you've found a bug, please let me know! No bug report is too
32 small. But first, please read the enclosed `README.debugging' file to find
33 out what kind of information would be most helpful to include in your bug
38 You can try out xscreensaver like so:
41 xscreensaver-command -demo
43 After a few seconds, the screen should go black, and a dialog box should
44 appear in the upper right corner. This is "Demo Mode".
46 Note: unlike `xlock', xscreensaver has a client-server model: the
47 `xscreensaver' process is a daemon that runs in the background; it is
48 controlled by the foreground `xscreensaver-command' program.
50 xscreensaver has an extensive manual -- please read it!
54 The xscreensaver daemon waits until the keyboard and mouse have been idle
55 for a period, and then runs a graphics demo chosen at random. The demo is
56 terminated as soon as there is any mouse or keyboard activity (or, in
57 locking mode, when the proper password is typed.)
59 It is trivially easy to add new display modes to xscreensaver: any program
60 which can be invoked in such a way that it draws on the root window of the
61 screen can be used as a screensaver. You just change a config file --
62 there's no need to recompile or reinstall anything.
66 Along with the xscreensaver daemon itself, this package also includes
67 numerous graphics hacks for use as screensavers. There is nothing magic
68 about these: they are just programs that draw on the root window.
70 More than 100 such programs are included. For details, see the xscreensaver
71 web page, or the enclosed manual pages. There are also some helpful hints
72 on customization in the xscreensaver app-defaults file (normally installed
73 in /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver.)
75 The latest version of xscreensaver is always available on the web at
76 http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/.
80 Changes since 3.21: * Fixed some bugs in xscreensaver-demo.
81 * Rewrote the Motif version of xscreensaver-demo to
82 match the new Gtk version.
83 * The Athena toolkit is no longer supported.
84 Changes since 3.20: * Tweaked the xscreensaver-demo UI (Gtk only.)
85 * Fixed a few visual selection bugs. I think the proper
86 GL visual should be used with nVidia systems now.
87 * Made the Makefiles obey $install_prefix.
88 * Made the `xscreensaver.spec' file able to generate both
89 GL and non-GL packages simultaniously.
90 Changes since 3.19: * Added new hacks `ripples' and `sierpinski3d'.
91 * Made `xscreensaver-command -exit' be silent when no
92 screen saver was running (instead of complaining.)
93 * Made `webcollage' and `vidwhacker' use `xloadimage'
94 when available (in addition to `xli' and `xv'.)
95 * Improved memory usage in `petri' and gave it a hard
96 cap on how much memory it can allocate.
97 * Added `-watch' option to `xscreensaver-command'.
98 * Made `xscreensaver-demo' come up with the
99 most-recently-run hack selected by default.
100 * Rewrote the Gtk version of `xscreensaver-demo'.
101 It's a lot easier to use now.
102 * Extended the format of the programs list in the
103 .xscreensaver file, for the benefit of the new
104 capabilities of `xscreensaver-demo'.
105 NOTE: you might want to delete your ~/.xscreensaver
106 file and allow it to be re-created! The old one
107 should still work, but xscreensaver-demo won't be as
109 Changes since 3.18: * Fixed gcc dependencies in `bumps' and `ccurve'.
110 * New hack, `extrusion'.
111 * Some of the web sites that `webcollage' was using as
112 its sources changed formats; tweaked it to understand
114 * Added typeahead in the password dialog: if the screen
115 is locked, and you unlock it by typing a character,
116 that key will be automatically inserted in the
117 password dialog (unless it is Return, Enter, Space,
118 or a non-printing key like Shift.)
119 * Made `xmatrix' take a `-small' option, since some
120 folks with tiny screens prefer a smaller font.
121 Changes since 3.17: * New versions of `shadebobs', `lmorph', and `distort'.
122 * Added `ccurve', `blaster', and `bumps' hacks.
123 * Replaced `forest' hack with a rewritten version.
124 * Worked around a Xinerama server bug.
125 * Fixed a bug I introduced in 3.10 that caused some
126 hacks to print out superfluous warnings about not
127 having gotten enough colors.
128 * Made `sproingies' obey the `-delay' option.
129 * Fixed a portability bug in `shadebobs'.
130 * Made `webcollage' and `vidwhacker' use `xli' in
131 preference to `xv', if it is available.
132 * Added a new source of images to `webcollage'.
133 * If running under KDE, xscreensaver will add itself to
134 KDE's list of screensavers (via xscreensaver.kss.)
135 * Improved detection of GL libraries.
136 * Made the password dialog include the date and time.
137 Changes since 3.16: * New version of `webcollage' -- deals better with
138 corrupted images, and can use an http proxy.
139 * New hack, `xsublim' (run it in the background,
140 rather than adding it to the programs list.)
141 * The xscreensaver daemon was leaking a file descriptor
142 each time you edited your .xscreensaver file. Fixed.
143 Changes since 3.15: * New version of `shadebobs'.
144 * Improved image selection in `webcollage', and sped it
146 * Made configure find the right version of perl.
147 * Rewrote the CGI part of `webcollage'.
148 * `make clean' was deleting some things it shouldn't.
149 * Fixed a typo in the default programs list.
150 Changes since 3.14: * Added `webcollage' and `shadebobs' hacks.
151 * Added a `-stdout' arg to `vidwhacker' so that it can
152 be used in a pipeline.
153 * Made `petri' use less memory.
154 Changes since 3.13: * Various improvements to the Gtk port.
155 * Turned off PAM by default on Solaris, since PAM seems
156 generally to be misconfigured out-of-the-box.
157 * Made the `--without-gtk' configure option work.
158 * Made configure check the Gtk version number, since it
160 * Fixed a bug in the code that attempted to prevent
161 changes of screen resolution while the screen is
163 * Fixed a race condition in `xscreensaver-demo' that
164 could cause an X error at startup.
165 * Added `-transparent' option to `deluxe'.
166 * Added `petri' hack.
167 Changes since 3.12: * Ported `xscreensaver-demo' to Gtk.
168 * Made it possible to build Motif, Gtk, and Athena
169 versions of `xscreensaver-demo' in the same directory
170 without reconfiguring.
171 * Made `xscreensaver-demo' chase symlinks before writing
172 the .xscreensaver file, so that if .xscreensaver is
173 itself a symlink, the underlying file will be replaced
175 * Some Makefile and configure tweaks for Solaris and
177 * Made it possible to set the fire color in `xflame'.
178 * Made transparency work in TrueColor (for `goop' and
180 * Fixed a multi-head bug introduced by the virtual
182 Changes since 3.11: * Made it so that you can't scroll the screen while the
183 lock dialog is up (with XFree86 virtual viewports.)
184 * Fixed a bug in `flag' that caused bob's chin to get cut
185 off after a few iterations.
186 Changes since 3.10: * Made `xjack' be black-on-white-ish, so that it looks
187 less like a computer screen and more like the
188 typewritten paper it's supposed to be.
189 * New version of `pulsar'.
190 * Fixed Solaris compilation problem in `phosphor'.
191 * Made xscreensaver notice XFree86's virtual root window
192 hack, so that if the X server's root window is larger
193 than the monitor's displayable resolution, the screen
194 saver will limit itself to the area that actually
195 appears on the screen.
196 * Made the xscreensaver daemon do a better job of
197 picking the visual class that should be used for GL
198 programs. Less user intervention should be needed
199 now: you can use the logical visual name `GL' instead
200 of having to figure out by hand which one to use.
201 * Oops, the visual was defaulting to "best" instead of
202 "default", because the .xscreensaver file was not being
203 loaded quite early enough.
204 * Made configure figure out how to build icmp ping
205 support into the `sonar' hack automatically.
206 * Made warnings about not being able to read shadow
207 passwords not be printed if compiled with PAM support.
208 * Improved PAM startup diagnostics.
209 * Worked around the Solaris PAM bug that was causing
210 crashes there, so now PAM is turned on by default.
211 * Made configure detect the number of arguments that
212 pam_strerror() takes, since on Linux, this apparently
213 changed between 2.0 and 2.2, sigh.
214 * Made the /proc/interrupts kludge look for "PS/2 Mouse"
215 as well as "keyboard".
216 * Made xscreensaver notice when there has been a sudden
217 large jump in wall-clock time, and if so, lock right
218 away, instead of waiting for "lockTimeout" to expire
219 first. (Laptops need this for safer recovery from
221 * Added `-throttle' option to `xscreensaver-command'.
222 Changes since 3.09: * Added `phosphor', `xmatrix', and `pulsar' hacks.
223 * Fixed a bug in the color allocator that sometimes
224 caused `starfish' to fall back to monochrome.
225 * Reduced the amount of code that runs before root
226 privileges are disavowed: "normal" and "shadow"
227 passwords now do some initialization as root, but the
228 PAM and Kerberos authorization schemes will be
229 initialized while running as "nobody". Supposedly
230 this closes a potential security hole when using
232 * Added some more sanity checking to configure.
233 Changes since 3.08: * Added `compass', `squiral', `xflame', `wander',
234 `spotlight', and `critical' hacks.
235 * Added some new modes to `decayscreen'.
236 * Made `deluxe' work in monochrome.
237 * Generalized usage of the Double-Buffer server extension
238 in several hacks (`compass', `deluxe', `interference',
239 `kumppa', and `moire2'.)
240 * Fixed another visual-depth problem in `rd-bomb'.
241 * The screen saver will now defer blanking if neither
242 the keyboard nor the mouse could be grabbed. Instead,
243 it will just try again in a few minutes. This fixes
244 a bad interaction between xscreensaver and programs
245 like VMware that hold the mouse and keyboard grabbed
247 * Added a new erase mode (expanding spiral.)
248 Changes since 3.07: * Fixed some bugs in my port of `t3d'.
249 * Added `penetrate' and `deluxe' hacks.
250 * When linking against Motif 2.x, also link against XPM.
251 * Added support for using /proc/interrupts for idle
252 detection on Linux. Now xscreensaver shouldn't kick
253 in when the user is active on a non-X virtual console.
254 * Upgraded to autoconf 2.13.
255 Changes since 3.06: * Configure tweaks (sometimes -lXmu wasn't getting linked
256 in properly; check for _Xsetlocale in -lXintl.)
257 * Portability fixes for sonar.c.
258 * Fixed a compilation problem when you have GL but don't
260 * Made configure notice when MesaGL requires -lpthread.
261 * Made `flame' ignore SIGFPE (not sure if this is the
262 right fix; it seems only to be needed on FreeBSD.)
263 * Kludged `rd-bomb' work on visuals that are of depth 24
264 but that *do not* support pixmaps of depth 32.
265 * Fixed `halo' to work properly in TrueColor.
266 * Changed `xscreensaver.spec' to install the hacks in
267 /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/ by default, since that's
268 where recent Red Hat distributions put them.
270 * Updated versions of `crystal', `hopalong', and `flow'
272 * Imported `demon' and `loop' modes from xlockmore.
273 Changes since 3.05: * Oops, the "default-n" visual descriptor was broken;
274 it was always installing a colormap if the
275 `installColormap' preference was set, meaning that
276 `xearth', `xv' and friends were using the wrong
277 colors on 8-bit systems.
278 * Turned off HAVE_PING in `sonar', since it compiles
279 on some Linux systems, but not others of similar
281 Changes since 3.04: * Fixed an off-by-1 in `distort'.
282 * Added `sonar' hack.
283 * New version of `glplanet' (with stars.)
284 * Made all hacks exit when you type `q' or `ESC' at them,
285 and made them obey the WM_DELETE_WINDOW ClientMessage.
286 * Fixed a nonfatal buffer overrun in lament (note:
287 lament still doesn't work with MesaGL 3.0: it dies in
288 lambda_textured_triangle1(), which is Mesa's bug, not
290 Changes since 3.03: * Added an `xscreensaver.spec' file, to make it easier
291 for other folks to generate RPMs.
292 * Made the password code work on HPUX in the situation
293 where: ``enhanced security'' is available; but not
294 used; but the user typed a password more than 8
295 characters long anyway. FTSOHPUX.
296 Changes since 3.02: * Made locking work when passwd aging is enabled.
297 * Added support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication
298 Modules.) It is still turned off by default, though,
299 since it doesn't seem to work on Solaris 2.6, and has
300 been behaving erratically on Red Hat 5.1.
301 * Made each possible authentication method be tried in
302 turn until one succeeds; this means that Kerberos is
303 being used, we will first check Kerberos, and if that
304 fails, will then consult the local password file.
306 * Save and restore the bits under the passwd dialog,
307 to avoid leaving a black rectangle behind when
308 unlocking is cancelled.
309 Changes since 3.01: * Not everyone has sys/select.h, sigh...
310 Changes since 3.00: * Some fixes to `reflect'.
312 * Made it log unsuccessful attempts to unlock the screen
314 * Fixed a bug where `xscreensaver-demo' could be seeing
315 a different programs list than `xscreensaver' did.
316 Changes since 2.34: * The xscreensaver daemon no longer links against Motif
317 or Athena: demo-mode and the preferences panel are no
318 longer built in to the daemon, but are now handled by
319 an external program, `xscreensaver-demo'.
320 (I decided that this, along with the recent addition
321 of the `.xscreensaver' config file, justified bumping
322 the version number to 3.00, since this is a fairly
323 major architectural change.)
324 * Lines in the `*programs' resource may now begin with
325 the character "-", meaning "don't run this hack."
326 In this way, it's possible to disable a hack without
327 throwing away the information about it (making it
328 easier to change your mind later.) Eventually the
329 preferences/demo mode GUI should represent this as a
330 checkbox or something.
331 * Fixed a short race condition where it was possible for
332 xscreensaver to die with a BadWindow error if it was
333 blanking the screen just as another window was being
335 * Made it possible to disable specific modes in `bsod'.
336 Changes since 2.33: * Fixed a bug that was making `pipes' generate way too
337 many valves. Made the viewpoint in `pipes' be selected
338 randomly instead of always being -10 degrees.
339 * Fixed a bug in the XSHM code, in the case where the
340 server supports the XSHM extension but is not the same
341 machine as the client.
342 * Made `rd-bomb' default to taking up the whole screen.
343 * Made it not try to do fading/unfading if no PseudoColor
345 * Initial attempt at supporting VT-locking (doesn't work
347 * Eliminated the `captureStdout' resource; now
348 `captureStderr' controls both streams.
349 * Added `-capture-stderr' and `-no-capture-stderr'
350 command-line arguments.
351 * Added `glplanet' hack.
352 * When a hack is selected with `xscreensaver-command
353 -select', that hack will be used until further notice
354 (until the saver turns off, or another activation
356 Changes since 2.32: * Made `xscreensaver-command' print error messages:
357 the xscreensaver daemon now responds to ClientMessage
358 events by writing a response message on a window
359 property, instead of just writing to its stderr.
360 * Made the ~/.xscreensaver file be automatically reloaded
361 when the file date changes.
362 * The password dialog and splash screen no longer depend
363 on Motif or Athena. This should clear up a number of
364 focus problems, and is the first step on the path
365 toward moving all of the Motif/Athena/whatever code
366 out of the xscreensaver daemon, and into external
368 * Don't complain about LessTif 0.86 any more, since the
369 new password dialog makes that problem go away.
370 * Configure tweaks for Irix 6.5, SunOS 5.something.
371 * New `-reflect' option to `distort'.
372 Changes since 2.31: * Added reading and writing of a ~/.xscreensaver file,
373 so that the Preferences panel can save its settings.
374 * New version of `rubik'.
375 * Added `-select N' argument to `xscreensaver-command'.
376 * Oops, left out some of the `bubbles3d' files...
377 Changes since 2.30: * The cursor was invisible in the password dialog. Fixed.
378 * Made configure warn against MesaGL 2.6.
379 * Fixed X error at startup when using non-default visual.
380 * New version of `crystal', `ant', and `atlantis' from
382 * New hack, `bubble3d'.
383 * Added some new modes to `bsod'.
384 Changes since 2.29: * Changed the order in which -lSM and -lICE are linked
385 to be after Motif instead of before (Lesstif on Irix
387 Changes since 2.28: * Work around a bash bug in configure.
388 * Tweaked HPUX paths again. FTSOHPUX.
389 * Made configure recommend against LessTif 0.86, due
390 to a bug in that version that causes a security hole
391 in the screen locking code. LessTif 0.87 will fix it.
392 * Made all of the `--with' options to `configure' accept
393 a directory option as well (so that --with-motif=/FOO
394 will add -I/FOO/include -L/FOO/lib). I believe this is
395 the Configure Party Line of how do to such things.
396 * Fixed a bug where the mouse was left un-grabbed
397 after the first time the graphics hack was changed
398 (simplified all of the mouse-grabbing logic.)
399 * Maybe possibly perhaps made `vidwhacker' really not
400 leave stray xv windows around. This time for sure.
401 * Added a new erase mode (random dots fizzling out.)
402 * Added `-prefs' argument to `xscreensaver-command',
403 that brings up the Preferences dialog directly (it
404 seems that nobody ever noticed the `Preferences' button
405 on the Demo Mode dialog, maybe this will help.)
406 * Added a splash screen. Turn it off with *splash:false.
407 Changes since 2.27: * Better macsbug text in `bsod'.
408 * New version of `distort' with many new modes.
409 * Plugged a leak in `coral'.
410 * Tweaked configure for HPUX.
411 * Removed some compiler warnings.
412 * More consistent usage of stderr versus stdout.
413 * More diagnostics should an X error occur.
414 * Fixed a possible crash in SGI-specific unfading code.
415 Changes since 2.26: * Improved version of `distort'.
416 * Made `lament' compile against OpenGL 1.0 (though it
417 still requires 1.1 to work properly.)
418 * Updated my email address and home page.
419 Changes since 2.24: * Improved motion in `rd-bomb'.
420 * Added XSHM (shared memory extension) support to the
421 `distort', `interference', `moire', `rd-bomb', and
422 `swirl' hacks, which speeds them up a bit.
423 * Added `lament' hack.
424 Changes since 2.23: * Tweaked the order of the -L options again.
425 * Cleaned up configure's `--help' message.
426 * Added `kumppa' hack.
427 * Smarter maze-solving algorithm in `maze'.
428 * Took `xlyap' out of the default list of hacks, since
429 it's just incredibly buggy (and slow.) Maybe someday
430 someone will fix it...
431 * Added `distort' hack, but didn't add it to the default
432 list (yet) because it's still too slow.
433 * Made the Athena demo dialog look more like the Motif
434 version; it has a text-entry field now, too.
435 * Made the Athena password dialog echo asterisks, like
436 Motif does, instead of using a flyspeck font.
437 * Some random configure tweaks.
438 * Added a `timestamp' resource that makes the `-verbose'
439 messages include the time at which they were printed.
440 Changes since 2.22: * The fix for SGI's ``scheme'' nonsense broke things, and
441 let the user's "*background" resource show through.
442 Fixed it in a different way.
443 Changes since 2.21: * Added support for the DPMS server extension (Display
444 Power Management System.)
445 * Made configure advertize the `--enable-subdir' option a
446 little more, since that seemed to cause some people
447 stress. Also, made that directory be built into the
448 xscreensaver executable, as a hardcoded prefix to
449 $PATH. (Might help, shouldn't hurt.)
450 * Made configure prefer the two-arg gettimeofday to the
451 one-arg version, since AIX doesn't have any prototypes.
452 * Made it work with Xaw3d (the 3D Athena library.)
453 * Made `make install' create directories as necessary.
454 * New version of lmorph from Sverre.
455 * Added `crystal' and `discreet' hacks from xlockmore.
456 * Added a new mode to `bsod'.
457 Changes since 2.20: * Made `xscreensaver-command -time' use different words.
458 (It now describes the two states as "screen blanked
459 since..." and "screen non-blanked since..." instead of
460 "active since..." and "inactive since..." which a lot
461 of people interpreted as meaning the opposite of what
463 * Improved some error messages, in the hopes of making
464 the distinction between the xscreensaver and
465 xscreensaver-command programs more obvious.
466 * Rewrote (and reorganized) parts of the xscreensaver and
467 xscreensaver-command manual pages.
468 * Renamed xscreensaver's `-lock' command-line option to
469 be `-lock-mode', to avoid confusion with the `-lock'
470 option to xscreensaver-command, which does a totally
472 * Removed xscreensaver's `-demo' command-line option for
473 a similar reason; use `xscreensaver-command -demo'
475 * Disabled SGI's ``scheme'' nonsense in a better way than
476 fully-qualifying the background colors in every single
478 * Fixed some other minor cosmetic problems when *sgiMode
480 * Fixed an X error in `bsod -root' (how ironic...)
481 Changes since 2.19: * Fixed a bug that caused the mouse to sometimes not be
482 grabbed properly (meaning the window manager menu could
483 pop up over the demo-mode display.)
484 * Fixed a bug that made the stderr output sometimes get
486 * Fixed a bug that made the demo-mode scrollbar move too
488 * Protected against a possible buffer overflow.
489 * Made `vidwhacker' not leave stray xv windows around.
490 * New version of `ant' so that Bagley doesn't calve.
491 * Make configure on AIX get XShm from the right library.
492 Changes since 2.18: * One file was missing from the tar file. Fixed.
493 Changes since 2.17: * Oops, atlantis wasn't being built by default. Fixed.
494 * Added `epicycle' hack.
495 * Added `interference' hack.
496 * Added `truchet' hack.
498 * Added some new modes to `vidwhacker'.
499 Changes since 2.16: * Added a -window-id argument to most hacks, so that they
500 can draw on arbitrary externally-provided windows.
501 * Synched with xlockmore 4.11a01.
503 * Added `atlantis' GL hack.
504 * Renamed `puzzle' hack to `jigsaw', since xlock already
505 had a different mode called `puzzle'.
506 * Made it self-configure properly when Motif 2.1.0 is
507 being used (requires -lXp now, sigh...)
508 Changes since 2.15: * Made `flag' able to do XPM images.
509 * New look for the xscreensaver logo (`xroger').
510 * Fixed compilation error on Suns with adjunct passwords.
511 * Got multi-architecture builds working again.
512 * Some configure tweaks for building on HPUX and Solaris.
513 * Fixed bug in decayscreen.
514 * Fixed typo in passwd.c.
515 * Made `cynosure' not die when colormap is full.
516 Changes since 2.14: * Added `cynosure' hack.
517 * Added `moire2' hack.
518 * Tweaked `erase.c' some more.
519 * Made unfading a bit smoother.
520 * Added `vidwhacker' hack (not installed by default.)
521 * Added `stairs' hack.
522 * Split `escher' into `cage' and `moebius', as per
524 * Changed subprocess handling to use sigaction() instead
525 of signal() if it's available (this is necessary for
526 SCO but should work fine on other systems too.)
527 * Various other tweaks.
528 Changes since 2.13: * Better fix for the Motif drag-and-die lossage.
529 * Put in some kludges to work around a LessTif bug.
530 * XScreenSaver is known to work with LessTif 0.82 now.
531 * Made fading work on high-end SGI video hardware.
532 * Fixed another SGI-specific bug in screen grabbing;
533 will the madness never cease?
534 * Fixed another crash in `xlyap'.
535 Changes since 2.12: * Made `decayscreen' do directions other than down.
537 * Fixed a crash in `xlyap'.
538 * Added CDE info to the man page, removed `cde.txt'.
539 * Configure tweaks for Zippy.
540 * Turned off the signal handling in `bubbles' because
541 it was sometimes failing to die.
542 * Added `hacks/xscreensaver-sgigl.c' to make it possible
543 to run SGI's ElectroPaint hack (/usr/demos/bin/ep)
544 with xscreensaver. Finally!
545 * Fixed a buffer overrun in the locking code that some
546 wily, malicious cracker must have slipped in.
547 * Disabled Motif drag-and-drool in the dialog box
548 buttons, since it's broken in some old versions of
550 Changes since 2.11: * Added `README.debugging'.
551 * Added `puzzle' hack.
552 * Added `xlyap' hack.
553 * Added `default-n' as a visual name, so that one can
554 have -install on by default, but turn it off for
555 certain poorly-behaved hacks (like xv.)
556 * Added support for grabbing frames of external video
557 (on SGI) to the screen-grabbing hacks (decayscreen,
558 slidescreen, slip, blitspin, and puzzle.)
559 * Improved look of tiles in `slidescreen'; fixed its
560 color allocation problem.
561 Changes since 2.10: * Tweaked `blitspin', added it to the default list.
562 * Added `lissie', `mountain', `triangle', `worm',
563 `rotor', and `ant' from xlockmore.
564 * Updated `sierpinski', `galaxy', and `lisa'.
565 * Thickened the lines in `braid' and `lmorph'.
566 * Updated VMS makefiles.
567 * Renamed `fract' to `vines'.
568 * Added `xjack' hack.
569 * Made a few more hacks use erase.c, and added a few
571 * Fixed compilation problem with Sun's version of OpenGL.
572 * Added ability to use sigaction() instead of signal()
573 to work around a SCO kernel bug.
574 Changes since 2.09: * Fixed colormap bugs in `rd-bomb'; sped up `coral'.
575 * Configure tweaks for *BSD.
576 Changes since 2.07: * New hacks `rd-bomb' and `coral'.
577 * New version of `maze' with some new algorithms.
578 * New colorized version of `rocks'.
579 * Fixed a bug in qix on 64-bit machines.
580 * Fixed a bug in the -time option.
581 * Fixed a bug in configure related to LessTif.
582 Changes since 2.06: * Minor header tweaks in windows.c and flag.c.
583 * Made multi-architecture ($VPATH) builds work properly.
584 * Merged new GL stuff from xlockmore (rubik, morph3d.)
585 * Fixed intermittent crashes in `imsmap' and `munch'.
586 * Added `fadeplot' hack from xlockmore.
587 Changes since 2.05: * Merged in VMS support from Patrick Moreau.
588 Changes since 2.04: * Fixed a MIT-SCREEN-SAVER-related crash, and tweaked
589 configure to detect the extra-random -Xss library.
590 Changes since 2.03: * HP configure tweaks. Detect and warn about LessTif.
591 * Fixed low-color behavior of `goop', `pyro', `starfish',
592 `greynetic', `flame', `halo', and `moire'.
593 Changes since 2.02: * Fixed flicker in `pipes'. Fixed 3d in `bouboule'.
594 * Added `munch' hack.
595 * Added basic dependencies to the Makefile.in files.
596 Changes since 2.01: * Fixes for compiling with the MIT saver extension.
597 * Made the yow/fortune program be a configure option.
598 * Various configure tweaks.
599 Changes since 2.00: * Added `goop' and `starfish' hacks.
600 * Added colomap cycling to `halo'.
601 * Made `attraction' use the new colormap allocator.
602 * Added better $PATH diagnostics.
603 * There was a bug in frand! Color selection should be
605 Changes since 1.34: * Converted to use `configure' instead of `imake'.
606 * ANSI C is now required.
607 * Added Kerberos locking support, from Nat Lanza.
608 * Made the stderr text use overlay planes, if possible.
609 * Reworked the xlockmore compatibility stuff again.
610 * Added `gears', `superquadrics', `escher', `pipes',
611 and `sproingies' hacks (depend on OpenGL.)
612 Changes since 1.33: * Fixed some bugs, made fading be a little smoother.
613 Changes since 1.32: * Made it work with multi-headed displays.
614 * Generalized sub-process management (Unix sucks!)
615 * Added interactive mouse frobbing to Julia.
616 * Added (untested) support for HPUX shadow passwords.
617 * Made normal non-shadow passwords be checked if the
618 shadow passwords aren't accessible for some reason.
619 Changes since 1.31: * Removed *colorPrograms and *monoPrograms resources:
620 made it possible to specify the desired visual on a
622 * Cleaned up / restructured the driver: no more globals.
623 * Made the Motif and Athena dialogs share more code.
624 * Probably fixed some Athena colormap-installation bugs.
625 * Fixed screen grabbing (cmap) on SGI 12-bit PseudoColor.
626 * Fixed divide-by-zero in bright random colormaps.
627 * Added an improved version of xlock's `flag' hack.
628 * Made unfading work better, and not flicker on SGIs.
629 * Added `sphere', `forest', `lisa' hacks from xlockmore.
630 * Added (untested) support for SunOS Adjunct passwords.
631 Changes since 1.30: * Improved colors and colormap cycling of many hacks.
632 * Cleaned up xlockmore compatibility layer.
633 * Made `blitspin' able to grab an image off the screen.
634 * Ported `swirl' and `bouboule' hacks from xlockmore.
635 * Made the driver more careful about not leaving bits on
636 the screen, or allowing other windows to raise
637 themselves: it now re-blanks the screen every so often.
638 * Added `-time' option to `xscreensaver-command'.
639 * Improved SGI screen-grabbing some more: now it can grab
640 TrueColor screens into PseudoColor windows and have the
641 colors still come out semi-reasonably.
642 Changes since 1.29: * Made `slidescreen' and `decayscreen' work better on
643 SGIs when windows of different visuals are present, by
644 using the XReadDisplay() extension to get a true 24-bit
645 image out of the frame buffer.
646 * Made `noseguy' be in color, if compiled with XPM.
647 * Ported `braid', `drift', `fract', `galaxy', `grav',
648 `ifs', `julia', `laser', `lightning', `penrose',
649 `sierpinski', `slip', `spiral', and `strange' hacks
651 * Merged `hopalong' hack with a more recent version.
653 Changes since 1.27: * Added `deco', `moire', and `kaleidescope' hacks.
654 * Merged in support for non-Motif locking and demo mode.
655 * Made `blitspin' and `bubbles' work in TrueColor.
656 * Fixed a stupid bug I introduced in `imsmap'.
657 * Added `poly' and `gravity' options to `qix'.
658 Changes since 1.26: * Added support for SGI SCREEN_SAVER extension.
659 * Made `fade' and `unfade' work on 8-bit SGIs.
660 * Made the dialog boxes more Motify.
661 * Added `bubbles' hack.
662 Changes since 1.25: * Added `lmorph' hack.
663 * Added viscosity and mouse-control to attraction.
664 * Fixed possible bad color choices in qix and attraction.
665 * Added ramp-mode to halo.
666 * Added a new RNG, which is faster and more portable
667 than using the RNG in libc.
668 * Made locking work on SCO.
669 * Various other minor tweaks that I don't remember.
670 Changes since 1.24: * Made it capture the stdout/stderr of its subprocesses
671 and present them on the screensaver window itself.
672 * Made demo mode work correctly with non-default visuals
673 and color maps, instead of always using the defaults.
674 * Added -visual argument to all included screenhacks.
675 * Support for the R6 MIT-SCREEN-SAVER server extension.
676 * Made the demo mode list scroll properly.
677 * Added `pedal' hack.
678 Changes since 1.23: * Fixed some private-colormap oddities in slidescreen,
679 decayscreen, and xroger. Fixed apparent conservation-
680 of-mass problem in pyro; made the shrapnel round.
681 Changes since 1.22: * Minor tweaks for IRIX5; fixed locking race condition.
682 Changes since 1.21: * Minor tweaks for X11R6.
683 * Fixes for non-default visuals.
684 Changes since 1.20: * Fixed bug in color blitspin; added default image.
685 * Added diagnostics to noseguy. Fixed off-by-one
686 error in flame. Added some missing casts.
687 Changes since 1.18: * Added `flame' hack.
688 * Fixed a minor Motif dialog text field bug.
689 * Fixed yet another XPointer-not-defined-in-R4 bug.
690 Changes since 1.17: * Added support for shadow password files.
691 * Fixed some Motif-related locking bugs.
692 * Added diagnostics when locking is disabled.
693 * Made blitspin able to use the XPM library.
694 * Added `decayscreen' hack.
695 Changes since 1.16: * Added `halo' hack.
696 Changes since 1.15: * Portability fixes.
697 Changes since 1.14: * Broke the driver up into more source files.
698 * Moved the hacks into their own directory.
699 * Made all `time' parameters accept the 00:00:00 syntax,
700 so that even the parameters which are normally read as
701 minutes can be specified in seconds.
702 * Added colormap cycling to `imsmap'.
703 * Made hyper work with K&R compilers.
704 Changes since 1.13: * Added `orbit' option to `attraction' hack.
705 * Added `lock-timeout' option.
706 * Cleaned up options of `maze' hack.
707 Changes since 1.8: * Added demo mode, and locking.
709 * Added `norotate' option to `rocks' hack.
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