1 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "07-Sep-2003 (4.13)" "X Version 11"
3 xscreensaver-getimage-desktop - put a desktop image on the root window
5 .B xscreensaver-getimage-desktop
6 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\--verbose] [\--stdout]
8 The \fIxscreensaver\-getimage\-desktop\fP program is a helper program
9 for the xscreensaver hacks that manipulate images. Specifically, it
11 .BR xscreensaver\-getimage (1)
12 as needed. This is not a user-level command.
14 This program is only used on MacOS X / XDarwin systems, because
15 on those systems, it's necessary to use the
17 program to get an image of the desktop -- the usual X11
18 mechanism for grabbing the screen doesn't work on OSX.
20 This script works by running
22 to get a PDF, then converting it to a JPEG with
24 then loading it onto the window with
25 .BR xscreensaver\-getimage\-file (1).
27 .I xscreensaver-getimage-desktop
28 accepts the following options:
34 Instead of loading the image onto the root window, write it to stdout
37 .BR screencapture (1),
41 .BR xscreensaver\-demo (1),
42 .BR xscreensaver\-getimage (1),
43 .BR xscreensaver\-getimage\-file (1),
44 .BR xscreensaver\-getimage\-video (1),
46 Copyright \(co 2003 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy,
47 modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for
48 any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above
49 copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
50 notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
51 No representations are made about the suitability of this software for
52 any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
55 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 20-Oct-03.