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diff --git a/trunk/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/screensavers.xml b/trunk/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/screensavers.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 48ba8ac..0000000 --- a/trunk/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/screensavers.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="screensavers-0"> - <title>Setting Screensavers</title> - <highlights> - <para>This chapter describes how to set preferences for the screensaver. -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 to Screensavers</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>screensavers</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>gnome-screensaver</primary> - <see>screensavers</see> - </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>gnome-screensaver</application>. -The following sections describe how to set preferences for the <application>gnome-screensaver</application> application, and how to change the themes that -are available for the screensaver.</para> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="screensavers-2"> - <title>Setting Screensaver Preferences</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>screensavers</primary> - <secondary>setting preferences</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>All screensaver preferences and settings are stored in <application>GConf</application>.</para> - <para>To modify screensaver application preferences, users can use the <application>Screensaver</application> preference tool. For information on screensaver preferences, see <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User's Guide</citetitle>.</para> - <para>Users can also run the command <command>/usr/bin/gnome-screensaver-preferences</command> to open -the <guilabel>Screensaver Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> - <para>To set default screensaver settings and policy for all users, modify the screensaver settings in the Default GConf Configuration Source.</para> - <para>To set mandatory screensaver settings and policy for all users, modify the screensaver settings in the Mandatory GConf Configuration Source.</para> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="screensavers-3"> - <title>Modifying Screensaver Themes</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>screensavers</primary> - <secondary>modifying screensaver themes</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The screensaver application allows users -to choose one or more <firstterm>screensaver themes</firstterm>. A screensaver -theme is an application that displays images on the screen of the user when -the screen is not in use. The available screensaver themes are listed in the <application>Screensaver</application> preference tool.</para> - <para>To add a new screensaver theme, copy the executable file for the <firstterm>screensaver theme engine</firstterm> to somewhere in your PATH or into the -screensaver theme engine executable directory. The screensaver theme engine executable directory for your system can be determined using the following command: -<screen><userinput>pkg-config --variable=privlibexecdir gnome-screensaver</userinput></screen> - -Next, add a <filename>.desktop</filename> file for the theme into the screensaver themes directory. The screensaver themes directory for your system -can be determined using the following command: -<screen><userinput>pkg-config --variable=themesdir gnome-screensaver</userinput></screen> - -In the Exec field of the <filename>.desktop</filename> file include any arguments that are required to run the screensaver -theme on the whole screen, rather than in a window. For example, some legacy screensaver theme engines may require you -to include the <literal>-root</literal> option to display the screensaver -display on the whole screen.</para> - <para>The <application>Screensaver</application> infrastructure implements themes according to the <ulink - url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Standards/menu-spec">XDG menu - specification</ulink>. By supporting this specification, GNOME allows you - to:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Customize the themes easily. You can edit a small number - of files to customize the available themes. You do not need to modify - your applications or move files.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Install themes easily. You do not need to provide - information about the system when you install - the themes.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Configure the system so that users cannot modify the themes.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para>For more information, see <xref linkend="menustructure-0"/>.</para> - - </sect1> -</chapter> |