xscreensaver: How to play slideshow of images from a particular folder

Hi

I have a set of images and I wanted to set these images as my screensaver(in slideshow mode).

Here are the steps I followed, 1. Run command xscreensaver-demo 2. xscreensaver configurtion dialog is opned 3. "Advanced" tab > "Image Manipulation" section > selcted "Choose Random Image" option and mentioned images folder path. 3. "Display modes" tab > Mode : "only one Screen saver" is selected.

and now I wanted to play a slideshow of images whose path I have mentioned above in xscreensaver configuration dialog(step 3). Even I specified the images path I am not able to see my images it shows one default 'circuit" image.

Please guide me to how to play slideshow of my selected images. Is there any other setting I have to do?

Linux : Fedora 12

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Thanks in advance
- Mrunal

Hi.

It may help some to know what DE\WM, have you seen this page?: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#slideshow

Add a quick search: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2042920

Make sure the folder specified is truly the one you want, and not a (probably non-existent) subfolder of it. The UI of xscreensaver has a counterintuitive "bug" where it will try to use a particular subfolder rather than the folder you specify. You need to explicitly delete the subfolder name when choosing a different folder.

Originally Posted by jamison20000e Hi. It may help some to know what DE\WM, have you seen this page?: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#slideshow Add a quick search: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2042920

Thank u so much for Reply.
I have already tried that but It was not working for me. After going through all the available solutions and tutorials I put my question here.

Originally Posted by IsaacKuo Make sure the folder specified is truly the one you want, and not a (probably non-existent) subfolder of it. The UI of xscreensaver has a counterintuitive "bug" where it will try to use a particular subfolder rather than the folder you specify. You need to explicitly delete the subfolder name when choosing a different folder.

Yeah. I checked it and it is that folder only.

Thank u for reply

xscreensaver has a setup thingy in that thing that you click then direct it to the directory you want to use to have it display the images. from memory - after selecting the show images screensaver in that list then select something like setup for it then tell it where they are. save and done.

Which screen saver is selected? It sounds like "Circuit" is selected (which is not an image, but rather a 3d thing with a bunch of electronic objects drifting in space over a grid).

You have to select a screen saver which actually loads images and does something with them. Many of them do; many do not.

For example, GLSlideshow and Carousel select images from the designated source (in your case, a folder of images). Circuit and others like PopSquares do not utilize images from the designated source. They will ignore that setting.

Is this true Xscreensaver or gnome-screensaver? (If it's gnome-screensaver, nuke it and replace it with Xscreensaver.)

The proper Xscreensaver selection to use is GL Slideshow for a plain slideshow. In the "Advanced-->Image Manipulation" dialog, select "Choose Random Image," then specify the desired directory. I have found that using the "Browse" dialog is not always adequate unless you empty the path statement first; it tends to append the newly selected directory to the full path already in the dialog, rather than replace the entire path.

Once you've selected a folder, verify that the complete path is accurate.

There are a number of other Xscreensaver selections that manipulate images, including Flipscreen3D, Distort, Decay Screen, Twang, Ripples, RotZoomer, Photopile, MirrorBlob, Jigsaw, and AntSpotlight, just to mention a few.

See man xscreensaver for more.

Originally Posted by IsaacKuo Which screen saver is selected? It sounds like "Circuit" is selected (which is not an image, but rather a 3d thing with a bunch of electronic objects drifting in space over a grid). You have to select a screen saver which actually loads images and does something with them. Many of them do; many do not. For example, GLSlideshow and Carousel select images from the designated source (in your case, a folder of images). Circuit and others like PopSquares do not utilize images from the designated source. They will ignore that setting.

Thank you. It works now. I have selected GLSlideshow, mode="only one screensaver" and placed images of required dimensions in "image directory" and it works.
Thanks a ton.