X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=xscreensaver;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=699f29ca41132ef7b29e40a6170b416313c2c8d7;hp=94da385a119a0aad2e8541ce96be801968c0a01f;hb=ffd8c0873576a9e3065696a624dce6b766b77062;hpb=f65151994eba80ecabcdac6eef6fa0dde7e2d45b diff --git a/README b/README index 94da385a..699f29ca 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -18,15 +18,17 @@ Makefiles for you. Run `configure --help' to see how to override these choices, or to specify things like the default installation directory. The file `INSTALL' gives a general overview of use of these sorts of configure scripts (those generated by the GNU autoconf system.) -The most important hint is probably this: + +If you have libraries in non-standard places, you can specify their +locations with options like this: ./configure --with-motif=/opt/Motif --with-xpm=/usr/local -To build on VMS, see README.VMS. +On MacOS X, it is strongly recommended that you install Fink first +(http://fink.sourceforge.net/). With Fink installed, you probably want +to pass --prefix=/sw to configure. -If you are upgrading, you might want to delete your ~/.xscreensaver file. -If you don't, you might not see the new graphics modes. If you are upgrading -from version 2.* to version 3.*, definitely do delete your .xscreensaver file. +To build on VMS, see README.VMS. 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 @@ -38,14 +40,11 @@ Getting Started: You can try out xscreensaver like so: xscreensaver & - xscreensaver-command -demo + xscreensaver-demo -After a few seconds, the screen should go black, and a dialog box should -appear in the upper right corner. This is "Demo Mode". - -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-command' 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! @@ -58,25 +57,658 @@ locking mode, when the proper password is typed.) It is trivially easy to add new display modes to xscreensaver: any program which can be invoked in such a way that it draws on the root window of the -screen can be used as a screensaver. You just change a resource setting -- +screen can be used as a screensaver. You just change a config file -- 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 80 such programs are included. For details, see the xscreensaver -web page, or the enclosed manual pages. There are also some helpful hints -on customization in the xscreensaver app-defaults file (normally installed -in /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver.) +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 180 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 4.17: * Oops, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. +Changes since 4.16: * New hacks, `anemotaxis' and `memscroller'. + * Fixed a bad bug that caused `vidwhacker' to never die. + * Fixed normals and lighting in `polyhedra'. + * Don't reuse the window when changing hacks (to work + around bugs in some GL implementations.) + * Made `xscreensaver-getimage-file' skip thumbnail-sized + images. + * Fixed endian problem in `barcode' on non-x86. + * Updates to `webcollage', `apple2', `fuzzyflakes', + `atunnel', and `pacman'. + * Timing tweaks to `bubble3d', `bouncingcow', `engine', + `gltext', `lavalite', `molecule', `spotlight', + `sballs', `boxed', `blinkbox', and `circuit'. + * Configure updates for Fedora core 2 / xorg 6.7.0. + * Compile without warnings under gcc 3.3.3. + * I give up: don't blank or lock the screen if we can't + get a keyboard grab. In that case, both choices are + bad. +Changes since 4.15: * New hacks, `polyhedra', `fuzzyflakes', `antinspect', + and `providence'. + * Minor updates to `webcollage', `bsod', `endgame', + `antspotlight', `xmatrix', and `glmatrix'. + * Added support for the RANDR (Resize and Rotate) + extension to detect when the size of the desktop has + been changed while xscreensaver is already running. + * Possibly-futile attempt to work around "rdesktop" + focus/grab idiocy. + * Made `xscreensaver-getimage -file' still work even if + imageDirectory is unset. + * Convert Latin1 to ASCII in `starwars' and `phosphor' + (since the GLUT font only has ASCII glyphs.) + * Fixed randomization in `noof'. + * Added "GetViewPortIsFullOfLies" preference to work + around longstanding XFree86 bug #421. + * Made `sonar' subnet pinging work properly on bigendian + machines (e.g., PPC.) +Changes since 4.14: * New hacks, `wormhole', `mismunch', `noof', and + `pacman'. + * `phosphor' and `apple2' include vt100 emulators now: + this means you can do "phosphor -program top", or + can use either program as an xterm replacement: + "apple2 -text -fast -program 'xemacs -nw'". + * `analogtv' (and related) fill the screen better. + * The '-gradient' option works in `atlantis' now. + * Minor updates to `blinkbox', `queens', `endgame', + `glmatrix', `mirrorblob', `blocktube', and `molecule'. + * Integrated SuSE's "external passwd helper" support. + * Marginally better /tmp handling in various programs. + * Updated config defaults for xplanet 1.0.3. + * Portability fixes. +Changes since 4.13: * New hacks, `fontglide', `apple2', `xanalogtv', `pong', + `gleidescope', `mirrorblob', and `blinkbox'. + * New version of `glsnake' (with many more models.) + * Another Windows crash in `bsod'; also HVX/GCOS6/TPS6. + * New version of `endgame'. + * Screen grabbing works on MacOS X. + * Various minor fixes. +Changes since 4.12: * On Xinerama systems, xscreensaver now runs one hack on + each monitor (just like in "real" multi-head mode) + instead of running one hack stretching across all the + screens. Note that for this to work with any 3rd party + screensavers, they must update their "vroot.h" file. + * `webcollage' and `vidwhacker' display images using + `xscreensaver-getimage' now. + * Added `ljlatest' script for use with `starwars' and + `phosphor'. +Changes since 4.11: * New GL hacks, `flipflop', `antspotlight', and + `polytopes'. + * Added VMS to `bsod'. + * Compile without warnings in "gcc -pedantic". + * Updates to `webcollage' and `queens'. + * Fixed a bug that could cause PAM to hang. +Changes since 4.10: * New hacks, `hypertorus', `cubestorm', `glknots', + `blocktube', and `glmatrix'. + * Updates to `cloudlife', `engine', `xmatrix', and + `sonar'. + * Rewrote `glslideshow': it should work on somewhat + wimpier video cards now. + * Various portability tweaks. +Changes since 4.09: * New hacks, `cloudlife' and `klein'. + * Added Apple ][+, HPUX, and OS/390 sessions to BSOD. + * Added some Matrix Reloaded text to `xmatrix'. + * Updates to `webcollage', `eruption', `jigglypuff', + `metaballs', and `endgame'. + * Completely ignore the `memoryLimit' setting now, + since it was still causing people GL grief. + * Various minor fixes. +Changes since 4.08: * New hacks, `flyingtoasters', `bouncingcow', + `jigglypuff', and `glslideshow'. + * More models in `engine'. + * Rewrote `xscreensaver-getimage' to remove reliance on + external image loaders (xv, chbg, xloadimage, etc.) + and to reduce flicker when loading files. + * Made `gflux' and `flipscreen3d' be mouse-spinnable. +Changes since 4.07: * New hacks, `atunnels' and `piecewise'. + * Physics improvement in `fluidballs'. + * Various fixes for XDarwin systems (X11 on MacOS X.) + * Added -clock option to `barcode'. + * Minor fixes to `endgame', `flurry', `flipscreen3d', + and `gflux'. +Changes since 4.06: * New hacks, `flurry', `metaballs', `eruption', + `popsquares', and `barcode'. + * Minor updates to `maze' for high density mazes. + * Added double buffering to `fluidballs' and `whirlygig'. + * Bug fixes for running xscreensaver to a remote XFree86 + display (which nobody would ever do...) + * Updated `webcollage' (faster Alta Vista searching.) + * Updated `glplanet' so the sun sets in the west. + * Updated `sproingies' with smooth, unsegmented surfaces. + * Fixed Perl version-sensitivity in + `xscreensaver-getimage-file'. + * Fixed GTK2 scrolling bug in `xscreensaver-demo'. +Changes since 4.05: * New hack, `glblur' (disabled by default, since it + requires fast OpenGL texture support.) + * New hack, `halftone'. + * Updates to `endgame', `queens', `bumps', `glplanet', + `engine', and `circuit'. + * New version of `menger' that uses far fewer polygons. + * Fixed minor bug in `critical' that could cause some + bogus X servers to crash. + * Better labels in `molecule': the labels now appear to + be attached to the atoms, instead of floating in front + of the whole scene. + * Fixed bug that could rarely cause GL hacks to fail to + double-buffer (causing intermittent flickering.) + * Fixed a relative-URL-parsing bug in `webcollage'. + * Fixed a bug that (sometimes) caused the window manager + close box to kill `xscreensaver-demo' with a crash + instead of a graceful exit. + * Updated xscreensaver.pam to the Red Hat 7.3 way. + * More Gnome2-related configure crap. + * Updated to latest `config.guess' and `config.sub'. + * Fixed occasional core dump in `distort'. + * Added a Linux fsck failure and kernel panic to `bsod'. + * Added MacOS X kernel panic to `bsod'. + * Fixed a bug in `bsod' (all bsod bugs are ironic.) + * Fixed a bug that caused `xscreensaver-gl-helper' to + print a nonsense visual ID with some versions of + `printf': this could cause GL programs to display + incorrectly (e.g., flickery.) +Changes since 4.04: * More `configure' tweaks to try and get things working + on systems that both Gtk 1.x and 2.x installed. + * New hack, `endgame'. + * Minor updates to `gltext'. +Changes since 4.03: * Support for GTK 2.x / GNOME 2.x. + * The `configure' script will now use `pkg-config' if + you have it, in preference to `gtk-config', etc. + * New hacks, `lavalite', `queens', and `anemone'. + * Minor updates to `spheremonics', `gltext', `xmatrix'. + * You can use the mouse to manually spin most of the GL + hacks now (when they are displaying in a window.) + * Fixed a bug in `webcollage' (due to recent Alta Vista + url changes) that was causing it to try and load + incorrect image URLs. + * Made `xscreensaver-getimage' use gdk_pixbuf if it is + available: this means that those hacks that load images + will no longer rely on "xv", "xloadimage", etc. This + will close a race condition that could sometimes cause + your desktop background to be changed; and also makes + it possible for those programs to operate on image + files when running in windowed mode. + * `webcollage' can now be used in conjunction with + `driftnet' to display images snooped from your local + ethernet instead of obtained from search engines. + * Added man pages for all the hacks that didn't have + them. +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' + was causing GL programs to malfunction or crash on + those systems. + * Improved fading on TrueColor XFree86 4.1.x systems. + * New GL hack, `circuit'. + * Added `fuzz' mode to `decayscreen'. + * New version of `whirlygig'. + * 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 + was set to a non-existent directory. + * Made `xscreensaver-getimage-video' invoke XawTV's + `streamer' program better. + * Made `phosphor' and `starwars' deal with CR, LF, + or CRLF line endings. + * Changes for Cygwin compilation environments. + * Made `sonar' compile on systems that can't ping. + * Configure changes for HPUX 10.20. + * Made PAM code work on Red Had 4.2 systems. + * Made `xscreensaver-command -deactivate' work when the + saver is not active: what that does is reset the idle + timer, as if keyboard input had been detected. This + was added for the benefit of people writing DVD-playing + software: they can now prevent the screensaver from + kicking in by sending a -deactivate message once a + minute while the movie is playing and not paused. + * Various minor portability tweaks. +Changes since 3.32: * New hacks, `speedmine' and `whirlygig'. + * Sped up `pyro', made the explosions look a bit better. + * Added better stars to `glplanet' and `starwars'. + * Many internal changes to `webcollage'. + * Some new options to `attraction'. + * Minor fix to `noseguy' to avoid un-erased pixels. + * Rewrote the screen-eraser effects so that they complete + in the same amount of time regardless of how slow + your X server is (some of them were glacial on servers + with slow blitting.) + * Fixed a potential free memory reference that could + sometimes cause a crash at startup. + * Possibly fixed a problem that could cause the daemon + to crash with an X error. I was never able to + reproduce this problem, but I think I might have + figured out what caused it. + * Worked around a problem that caused PAM authentication + to fail on some Red Hat 7.x systems. + * Added a `memoryLimit' parameter that controls the + amount of memory a graphics hack may allocate: if they + try to allocate more than this, malloc() will fail + (and they will exit or (safely) crash, rather than + hogging memory.) Default is 50M. + * Made `gnome-help-browser' be the default way to display + man pages in `xscreensaver-demo', if running on a + GNOME system. +Changes since 3.31: * The image-manipulating hacks (`slidescreen', etc.) can + now operate on randomly chosen image files from disk, + or on frames captured from the system's video input, + instead of (or in addition to) manipulating images of + the desktop. + * Rewrote `vidwhacker' to use the new image-grabbing + mechanism. + * Made fading work on TrueColor XFree86 4.x systems. + * Fixed a subtle rendering bug in `atlantis' (the fish + were inside out!) + * Made `atlantis' have a texture simulating light + reflections from the surface of the ocean. + * Fixed up label placement in `molecule'. + * Better color bars in `xteevee'. + * Made `install-strip' not try to strip scripts. +Changes since 3.30: * Put in more sensible defaults for DPMS, and updated + the documentation to reflect the fact that all your + DPMS settings are now belong to xscreensaver. + * Fixed the `xscreensaver.spec' file so that `--force' + 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'. + * New version of `gflux'. + * Made `gltext' able to display the current time. + * Fixed a floating-point-precision problem in `gltext' + that sometimes caused horizontal lines to vanish. + * Removed the `-window-id' option from the hacks: + it never worked right, and was unnecessary. + * Made the `starwars' hack use thicker lines, antialias + the text, and fade out at the far edge instead of just + dropping off. + * Fixed an SHM segment leak in `moire'. +Changes since 3.28: * Better rendering of the new logo. + * New hack, `gltext'. + * Added `-planetary' option to `gears', to draw a + different kind of gear system. + * Made motion and rotation be smoother in `gears', + `glplanet', `moebius', `rubik', and `sierpinski3d'. + * Improved coloration in `sierpinski3d'. + * Made the GL hacks react to window size changes. + * Made most of the GL hacks take a -fps option (like + `pulsar' did), so you can use them to benchmark your + 3D hardware. + * Fixed the previous fix to `sonar'. + * Minor fix to `nerverot'. + Made sonar able to ping hosts on DEC OSF1. + * Eliminated a bogus "didn't get enough colors" warning + in some of the hacks. +Changes since 3.27: * New logo for xscreensaver! + * New hacks, `starwars' and `stonerview'. + * Made the motion of the bouncing ball in `stairs' be a + little less jerky. + * Made newly-added screenhacks be added to .xscreensaver + automatically: if there are hacks in the app-defaults + file that are not also in ~/.xscreensaver, they will + be added to the end of the list. + * Redid the `Screensaver Options' part of the control + panel; xscreensaver now lets you configure your DPMS + settings. + * Fixed some Makefile problems with non-GL builds. + * Fixed detection of MesaGL for version 3.3. + * Better workaround to Red Hat 7.0's broken gcc. + * Added Sparc Solaris kernel panic to `bsod'. +Changes since 3.26: * New hacks: `zoom' and `whirlwindwarp'. + * Fixed a free-memory-reference bug in `sonar'. + * Better error handling when there are no suitable GL + visuals. + * Added diagnostic dialog when xscreensaver-demo is + unable to launch xscreensaver (e.g., when running as + root.) + * Fixed a bug that caused screenhack argument changes + to be ignored when xscreensaver-demo was running as + root (if "root" and "nobody" have different home + directories.) + * Made the programs default to ":0" if $DISPLAY is unset. + * Made the `-verbose' output include information about + which server extensions were supported at compile time. + * Worked around Red Hat 7.0's broken gcc 2.96. + * Updated default delays on the GL hacks to look better + on machines with super-fast 3D hardware. + * Install `screensaver-properties-capplet' to work around + the usual egregious GNOME lossage. +Changes since 3.25: * Added "enabled" checkboxes in the list of hacks in + xscreensaver-demo (Gtk version only.) + * New hacks `hyperball', `xrayswarm', and `gflux'. + * New versions of `nerverot', `galaxy', and `hypercube'. + * Small fixes to `phosphor', `shadebobs', `xflame', + and `sonar'. + * Added external helper program `xscreensaver-gl-helper' + to figure out which X visual to use for OpenGL + programs. + * Configure updates for XFree86 4.0, and for BSD. + * Made it be more tolerant of bogus /etc/group files. + * When installing the PAM config file, first try to just + copy an existing "xdm" or "login" config file, so that + xscreensaver does authentication in the same way as the + rest of the system. +Changes since 3.24: * New hack, `nerverot'. + * Added BSD kernel panic to `bsod'. + * New version of `shadebobs'. + * New version of `petri'. + * Updated `webcollage' to handle recent Altavista URL + format changes; made it search the AP photo gallery. + * Revamped command-line options of `sonar' and made it + properly handle subnets. + * The `bubbles' hack can now trickle up or down the + screen. + * The `xsublim' hack can now read its text from programs. + * Support for GLE version 3 in `extrusion'. + * Fixed compilation problems in `maze'. + * Fixed a rare crash in `flow'. + * Fixes for minor installation problems. +Changes since 3.23: * Added `-ignorant' option to `maze' hack. + * Updates to `critical', `bsod', `xflame', and `flow'. + * Added support for Kerberos 5 (via its Kerberos 4 + compatibility layer.) + * Fixed a bad leak in `xteevee'. + * Updated `webcollage' to handle recent Altavista URL + format changes. + * Removed xscreensaver-demo's `Ok' and `Cancel' buttons, + since they were confusing people: all changes are now + instantanious. + * Made xscreensaver-demo install itself into the Gnome + Control Center. +Changes since 3.22: * Fixed some misplaced text fields in the Motif version + of xscreensaver-demo; fixed a crash in the Gtk version + that would happen if the programs list was empty. + * Fixed a recently-introduced bug in `pulsar'. + * Made `sierpinski3d' use solid tetrahedrons instead of + points. + * Added `-trace' option to `xmatrix'. + * Added new hacks `xteevee' and `xspirograph'. +Changes since 3.21: * Fixed some bugs in xscreensaver-demo. + * Rewrote the Motif version of xscreensaver-demo to + match the new Gtk version. + * The Athena toolkit is no longer supported. +Changes since 3.20: * Tweaked the xscreensaver-demo UI (Gtk only.) + * Fixed a few visual selection bugs. I think the proper + GL visual should be used with nVidia systems now. + * Made the Makefiles obey $install_prefix. + * Made the `xscreensaver.spec' file able to generate both + GL and non-GL packages simultaneously. +Changes since 3.19: * Added new hacks `ripples' and `sierpinski3d'. + * Made `xscreensaver-command -exit' be silent when no + screen saver was running (instead of complaining.) + * Made `webcollage' and `vidwhacker' use `xloadimage' + when available (in addition to `xli' and `xv'.) + * Improved memory usage in `petri' and gave it a hard + cap on how much memory it can allocate. + * Added `-watch' option to `xscreensaver-command'. + * Made `xscreensaver-demo' come up with the + most-recently-run hack selected by default. + * Rewrote the Gtk version of `xscreensaver-demo'. + It's a lot easier to use now. + * Extended the format of the programs list in the + .xscreensaver file, for the benefit of the new + capabilities of `xscreensaver-demo'. + NOTE: you might want to delete your ~/.xscreensaver + file and allow it to be re-created! The old one + should still work, but xscreensaver-demo won't be as + pretty. +Changes since 3.18: * Fixed gcc dependencies in `bumps' and `ccurve'. + * New hack, `extrusion'. + * Some of the web sites that `webcollage' was using as + its sources changed formats; tweaked it to understand + the current layouts. + * Added typeahead in the password dialog: if the screen + is locked, and you unlock it by typing a character, + that key will be automatically inserted in the + password dialog (unless it is Return, Enter, Space, + or a non-printing key like Shift.) + * Made `xmatrix' take a `-small' option, since some + folks with tiny screens prefer a smaller font. +Changes since 3.17: * New versions of `shadebobs', `lmorph', and `distort'. + * Added `ccurve', `blaster', and `bumps' hacks. + * Replaced `forest' hack with a rewritten version. + * Worked around a Xinerama server bug. + * Fixed a bug I introduced in 3.10 that caused some + hacks to print out superfluous warnings about not + having gotten enough colors. + * Made `sproingies' obey the `-delay' option. + * Fixed a portability bug in `shadebobs'. + * Made `webcollage' and `vidwhacker' use `xli' in + preference to `xv', if it is available. + * Added a new source of images to `webcollage'. + * If running under KDE, xscreensaver will add itself to + KDE's list of screensavers (via xscreensaver.kss.) + * Improved detection of GL libraries. + * Made the password dialog include the date and time. +Changes since 3.16: * New version of `webcollage' -- deals better with + corrupted images, and can use an http proxy. + * New hack, `xsublim' (run it in the background, + rather than adding it to the programs list.) + * The xscreensaver daemon was leaking a file descriptor + each time you edited your .xscreensaver file. Fixed. +Changes since 3.15: * New version of `shadebobs'. + * Improved image selection in `webcollage', and sped it + up slightly. + * Made configure find the right version of perl. + * Rewrote the CGI part of `webcollage'. + * `make clean' was deleting some things it shouldn't. + * Fixed a typo in the default programs list. +Changes since 3.14: * Added `webcollage' and `shadebobs' hacks. + * Added a `-stdout' arg to `vidwhacker' so that it can + be used in a pipeline. + * Made `petri' use less memory. +Changes since 3.13: * Various improvements to the Gtk port. + * Turned off PAM by default on Solaris, since PAM seems + generally to be misconfigured out-of-the-box. + * Made the `--without-gtk' configure option work. + * Made configure check the Gtk version number, since it + requires 1.2. + * Fixed a bug in the code that attempted to prevent + changes of screen resolution while the screen is + locked. + * Fixed a race condition in `xscreensaver-demo' that + could cause an X error at startup. + * Added `-transparent' option to `deluxe'. + * Added `petri' hack. +Changes since 3.12: * Ported `xscreensaver-demo' to Gtk. + * Made it possible to build Motif, Gtk, and Athena + versions of `xscreensaver-demo' in the same directory + without reconfiguring. + * Made `xscreensaver-demo' chase symlinks before writing + the .xscreensaver file, so that if .xscreensaver is + itself a symlink, the underlying file will be replaced + instead. + * Some Makefile and configure tweaks for Solaris and + FreeBSD. + * Made it possible to set the fire color in `xflame'. + * Made transparency work in TrueColor (for `goop' and + `qix'.) + * Fixed a multi-head bug introduced by the virtual + viewports stuff. +Changes since 3.11: * Made it so that you can't scroll the screen while the + lock dialog is up (with XFree86 virtual viewports.) + * Fixed a bug in `flag' that caused bob's chin to get cut + off after a few iterations. +Changes since 3.10: * Made `xjack' be black-on-white-ish, so that it looks + less like a computer screen and more like the + typewritten paper it's supposed to be. + * New version of `pulsar'. + * Fixed Solaris compilation problem in `phosphor'. + * Made xscreensaver notice XFree86's virtual root window + hack, so that if the X server's root window is larger + than the monitor's displayable resolution, the screen + saver will limit itself to the area that actually + appears on the screen. + * Made the xscreensaver daemon do a better job of + picking the visual class that should be used for GL + programs. Less user intervention should be needed + now: you can use the logical visual name `GL' instead + of having to figure out by hand which one to use. + * Oops, the visual was defaulting to "best" instead of + "default", because the .xscreensaver file was not being + loaded quite early enough. + * Made configure figure out how to build icmp ping + support into the `sonar' hack automatically. + * Made warnings about not being able to read shadow + passwords not be printed if compiled with PAM support. + * Improved PAM startup diagnostics. + * Worked around the Solaris PAM bug that was causing + crashes there, so now PAM is turned on by default. + * Made configure detect the number of arguments that + pam_strerror() takes, since on Linux, this apparently + changed between 2.0 and 2.2, sigh. + * Made the /proc/interrupts kludge look for "PS/2 Mouse" + as well as "keyboard". + * Made xscreensaver notice when there has been a sudden + large jump in wall-clock time, and if so, lock right + away, instead of waiting for "lockTimeout" to expire + first. (Laptops need this for safer recovery from + ``hibernation.'') + * Added `-throttle' option to `xscreensaver-command'. +Changes since 3.09: * Added `phosphor', `xmatrix', and `pulsar' hacks. + * Fixed a bug in the color allocator that sometimes + caused `starfish' to fall back to monochrome. + * Reduced the amount of code that runs before root + privileges are disavowed: "normal" and "shadow" + passwords now do some initialization as root, but the + PAM and Kerberos authorization schemes will be + initialized while running as "nobody". Supposedly + this closes a potential security hole when using + Kerberos. + * Added some more sanity checking to configure. +Changes since 3.08: * Added `compass', `squiral', `xflame', `wander', + `spotlight', and `critical' hacks. + * Added some new modes to `decayscreen'. + * Made `deluxe' work in monochrome. + * Generalized usage of the Double-Buffer server extension + in several hacks (`compass', `deluxe', `interference', + `kumppa', and `moire2'.) + * Fixed another visual-depth problem in `rd-bomb'. + * The screen saver will now defer blanking if neither + the keyboard nor the mouse could be grabbed. Instead, + it will just try again in a few minutes. This fixes + a bad interaction between xscreensaver and programs + like VMware that hold the mouse and keyboard grabbed + for a long time. + * Added a new erase mode (expanding spiral.) +Changes since 3.07: * Fixed some bugs in my port of `t3d'. + * Added `penetrate' and `deluxe' hacks. + * When linking against Motif 2.x, also link against XPM. + * Added support for using /proc/interrupts for idle + detection on Linux. Now xscreensaver shouldn't kick + in when the user is active on a non-X virtual console. + * Upgraded to autoconf 2.13. +Changes since 3.06: * Configure tweaks (sometimes -lXmu wasn't getting linked + in properly; check for _Xsetlocale in -lXintl.) + * Portability fixes for sonar.c. + * Fixed a compilation problem when you have GL but don't + have XPM. + * Made configure notice when MesaGL requires -lpthread. + * Made `flame' ignore SIGFPE (not sure if this is the + right fix; it seems only to be needed on FreeBSD.) + * Kludged `rd-bomb' work on visuals that are of depth 24 + but that *do not* support pixmaps of depth 32. + * Fixed `halo' to work properly in TrueColor. + * Changed `xscreensaver.spec' to install the hacks in + /usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/ by default, since that's + where recent Red Hat distributions put them. + * Added `t3d' hack. + * Updated versions of `crystal', `hopalong', and `flow' + from xlockmore. + * Imported `demon' and `loop' modes from xlockmore. Changes since 3.05: * Oops, the "default-n" visual descriptor was broken; it was always installing a colormap if the `installColormap' preference was set, meaning that @@ -514,3 +1146,12 @@ 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.