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authorEugene O'Connor <eoconnor@src.gnome.org>2003-09-09 00:18:02 +0000
committerEugene O'Connor <eoconnor@src.gnome.org>2003-09-09 00:18:02 +0000
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Updates for GNOME 2.4 Desktop Syatem Administration Guide.
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--- a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/screensavers.xml
+++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/screensavers.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<chapter id="screensavers-0">
<title>Setting Screensavers</title>
<highlights>
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ This chapter also provides information on how to modify the displays that
are available for the screensaver.</para>
</highlights>
<sect1 id="screensavers-1">
- <title>Introduction</title>
+ <title>Introduction to Screensavers</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>screensavers</primary>
<secondary>introduction</secondary>
@@ -18,15 +17,9 @@ are available for the screensaver.</para>
</indexterm>
<para>A <firstterm>screensaver</firstterm> is an application that
replaces the image on a screen when the screen is not in use. The screensaver
-application for the GNOME desktop is <application>XScreenSaver</application>.
+application for the GNOME Desktop is <application>XScreenSaver</application>.
The following sections describe how to set preferences for the <application>XScreenSaver</application> application, and how to modify the displays that
are available for the screensaver.</para>
- <note>
- <para>The <application>XScreenSaver</application> application does not
-allow you to lock your screen if you are logged in as <literal>root</literal>.
-If you want to be able to lock your screen, log in as a normal user. To obtain
-system administrator privileges, open a terminal window, then use the <command>su</command> command to log in as <literal>root</literal>.</para>
- </note>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="screensavers-2">
<title>Setting Screensaver Preferences</title>
@@ -64,7 +57,7 @@ locations, depending on the platform, as follows:</para>
</row>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
- <para>Solaris Operating Environment</para>
+ <para>Solaris Operating System</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
@@ -75,10 +68,9 @@ locations, depending on the platform, as follows:</para>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
- <para>To modify screensaver application preferences, users can right-click
-on the <guibutton>Lock</guibutton> button, then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. The user can then modify preferences in the <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog. When a user modifies the screensaver preferences, the
-preferences are stored in the home directory of the user, in the <filename>$HOME/.xscreensaver</filename> file. For information on screensaver preferences,
-see <citetitle>GNOME 2.2 Desktop User Guide</citetitle>.</para>
+ <para>To modify screensaver application preferences, users can use the <application>Screensaver</application> preference tool. To start the <application>Screensaver</application> preference tool, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Screensaver</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the Menu Panel. When a user modifies
+the screensaver preferences, the preferences are stored in the home directory
+of the user, in the <filename>$HOME/.xscreensaver</filename> file. For information on screensaver preferences, see <citetitle>GNOME 2.2 Desktop User Guide</citetitle>.</para>
<para>Users can also run the command <command>/usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver-demo</command> to open the <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog.</para>
<para>To set default screensaver preferences for all users, modify the <filename>XScreenSaver</filename> file. You can also use the <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog to create a <filename>$HOME/.xscreensaver</filename> file,
then copy the file to the location of the <filename>XScreenSaver</filename>
@@ -91,7 +83,10 @@ want to change this default display behavior.</para>
</note>
<para>To activate changes to the screensaver preferences, use the following
command to reload screensaver preferences:</para>
- <para><computeroutput>#</computeroutput> <userinput>xscreensaver-command -restart</userinput></para>
+ <para>
+ <computeroutput>#</computeroutput>
+ <userinput>xscreensaver-command -restart</userinput>
+ </para>
<note>
<para>The <application>xset</application> application does not work
with <application>XScreenSaver</application> at the time of publication of
@@ -114,11 +109,11 @@ file. </para>
to the <filename>/usr/X11R6/lib/xscreensaver/hacks</filename> directory. Add
the command for the screensaver display to the <filename>XScreenSaver</filename> file or the <filename>$HOME/.xscreensaver</filename> file. Include
any arguments that are required to run the screensaver display on the whole
-desktop, rather than in a window. For example, you might want to include the <literal>-root</literal> option to display the screensaver display on the desktop.</para>
- <para>To disable a screensaver display, add
-a minus sign (-) at the start of the command for the screensaver display in
-the preferences file. The following excerpt from a <filename>$HOME/.xscreensaver</filename> file shows a disabled <literal>Qix (solid)</literal> screensaver
-display:</para>
+screen, rather than in a window. For example, you might want to include the <literal>-root</literal> option to display the screensaver display on the whole screen.</para>
+ <para>To disable a screensaver display, add a minus sign (-) at
+the start of the command for the screensaver display in the preferences file.
+The following excerpt from a <filename>$HOME/.xscreensaver</filename> file
+shows a disabled <literal>Qix (solid)</literal> screensaver display:</para>
<literallayout>- &quot;Qix (solid)&quot; qix -root -solid -segments 100</literallayout>
</sect1>
</chapter>