lock xscreensaver with specific Helix scheme?

Xeratul · 09-02-2013, 02:12 AM

Hi

If you select:

xscreensaver-command -select X
with X from 1 to ...

you get a given demo. ex: Helix

However, if you would like to -lock adn select at the
same time it does not work.

Code:

xscreensaver-command -select Helix -lock

Any idea would greatly welcome

Kind regards

Habitual · 09-03-2013, 01:59 PM

Code:

-select <N>   Like -activate, but runs the Nth element in the list of
                hacks.  By knowing what is in the `programs' list, and in
                what order, you can use this to activate the screensaver
                with a particular graphics demo.  (The first element in the
                list is numbered 1, not 0.)

-select n NOT by name.

Xeratul · 09-04-2013, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

Code:

-select <N>   Like -activate, but runs the Nth element in the list of
                hacks.  By knowing what is in the `programs' list, and in
                what order, you can use this to activate the screensaver
                with a particular graphics demo.  (The first element in the
                list is numbered 1, not 0.)

-select n NOT by name.

but this method does not LOCK.

-select 1 -lock not working

Habitual · 09-04-2013, 09:09 AM

OK, after banging on it for more than a few minutes, here's what I've noticed.
I ran xscreensaver-demo and made sure, that "Only One Screensaver" is the choice under Mode and that you should highlight Helix, then run

Code:

xscreensaver-command -lock

this works every time.

What I also noticed is that

Code:

xscreensaver-command -select 8 && xscreensaver-command -lock

works once but doesn't work again after running it.

2nd attempt at terminal says
"xscreensaver-command: no screensaver is running on display :0.0"
even if I re-export DISPLAY=:0.0, it still bombs.

so, it appears to be one or the other as you have noticed. Can't select and lock.