XScreensaver messages on-screen when screensaver is active.

Jeebizz · 08-09-2008, 01:25 AM

I just got a new LCD monitor (20"), and so I decided to use a screensaver. I started xscreensaver, picked out one I liked, and set the time for it to start, (5min). Things are great, but sometimes I get messages on screen such as:

"Attraction warning: blocked process..." And some other useless junk. I really don't care, since it doesn't crash my screensaver. All I want to know is, how do I get it to just not show these messages; I assume it does that on all screensavers, since I chose a different one, and I still kept getting these messages.

I checked my .xscreensaver file, and this is it..

Code:

# XScreenSaver Preferences File
# Written by xscreensaver-demo 5.02 for slackuser on Sat Aug  9 01:25:00 2008.
# http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/

timeout:        0:02:00
cycle:          0:10:00
lock:           False
lockTimeout:    0:00:00
passwdTimeout:  0:00:30
visualID:       default
installColormap:    True
verbose:        False
timestamp:      True
splash:         True
splashDuration: 0:00:05
demoCommand:    xscreensaver-demo
prefsCommand:   xscreensaver-demo -prefs
nice:           10
memoryLimit:    0
fade:           True
unfade:         True
fadeSeconds:    0:00:03
fadeTicks:      20
captureStderr:  True
ignoreUninstalledPrograms:False
font:           *-medium-r-*-140-*-m-*
dpmsEnabled:    False
dpmsStandby:    2:00:00
dpmsSuspend:    2:00:00
dpmsOff:        4:00:00
grabDesktopImages:  False
grabVideoFrames:    False
chooseRandomImages: False
imageDirectory: /usr/share/wallpapers
....
bottom end of .xscreensaver...
pointerPollTime:    0:00:05
pointerHysteresis:  10
windowCreationTimeout:0:00:30
initialDelay:   0:00:00
sgiSaverExtension:  True
xidleExtension: True
GetViewPortIsFullOfLies:False
procInterrupts: True
overlayStderr:  True

I would have to assume it is the 'verbose' option, and thats the only thing I can think of since I can't see any other option. Plus it is already set of false, any other ideas?

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 08-09-2008, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeebizz

I just got a new LCD monitor (20"), and so I decided to use a screensaver. I started xscreensaver, picked out one I liked, and set the time for it to start, (5min). Things are great, but sometimes I get messages on screen such as:

"Attraction warning: blocked process..." And some other useless junk. I really don't care, since it doesn't crash my screensaver. All I want to know is, how do I get it to just not show these messages; I assume it does that on all screensavers, since I chose a different one, and I still kept getting these messages.

I checked my .xscreensaver file, and this is it..

Code:

# XScreenSaver Preferences File
# Written by xscreensaver-demo 5.02 for slackuser on Sat Aug  9 01:25:00 2008.
# http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/

timeout:        0:02:00
cycle:          0:10:00
lock:           False
lockTimeout:    0:00:00
passwdTimeout:  0:00:30
visualID:       default
installColormap:    True
verbose:        False
timestamp:      True
splash:         True
splashDuration: 0:00:05
demoCommand:    xscreensaver-demo
prefsCommand:   xscreensaver-demo -prefs
nice:           10
memoryLimit:    0
fade:           True
unfade:         True
fadeSeconds:    0:00:03
fadeTicks:      20
captureStderr:  True <-- Try changing this to False
ignoreUninstalledPrograms:False
font:           *-medium-r-*-140-*-m-*
dpmsEnabled:    False
dpmsStandby:    2:00:00
dpmsSuspend:    2:00:00
dpmsOff:        4:00:00
grabDesktopImages:  False
grabVideoFrames:    False
chooseRandomImages: False
imageDirectory: /usr/share/wallpapers
....
bottom end of .xscreensaver...
pointerPollTime:    0:00:05
pointerHysteresis:  10
windowCreationTimeout:0:00:30
initialDelay:   0:00:00
sgiSaverExtension:  True
xidleExtension: True
GetViewPortIsFullOfLies:False
procInterrupts: True
overlayStderr:  True

I would have to assume it is the 'verbose' option, and thats the only thing I can think of since I can't see any other option. Plus it is already set of false, any other ideas?

See the advice in the quote.

Jeebizz · 08-09-2008, 04:05 PM

Ah ok, thanks

bgeddy · 08-09-2008, 04:42 PM

Just a side point - I thought screensavers were thought up to prevent burn in on CRT monitors. IOW they were uneccesary on LCD displays.

Or am I mistaken ?

Jeebizz · 08-09-2008, 05:08 PM

Well, even though I set captureStderr: to False, I still got a few messages on screen, hrmm.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgeddy
Just a side point - I thought screensavers were thought up to prevent burn in on CRT monitors. IOW they were uneccesary on LCD displays.

Or am I mistaken ?

CRT monitors can eventually burn in, but even on a decent monitor, it would have to be left on 24 hours a day, with the same image for at least 2 or so years. LCDs are actually more susceptible to burn in more frequently if the image is the same over a long period of time, compared to CRTs.

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 08-09-2008, 11:23 PM

overlayStderr: True. Provides the background that the yellow text message(s) are displayed on. You could try setting that to False too.

Jeebizz · 08-10-2008, 08:22 AM

Ok thanks again, I will do that too.