Re: gnome-xscreensaver (and some fast user switching)
- From: Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>
- To: Sven Herzberg <herzi gnome-de org>
- Cc: desktop-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: gnome-xscreensaver (and some fast user switching)
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 12:36:27 +0100
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 03:56, Sven Herzberg wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'd like to start working on a gnome xscreensaver replacement. I
> currently took a look into kscreensaver and xscreensaver for now, but as
> things like fast user switching come up now, we should try to get some
> neccessary features now that I didn't start creating a gnomeish version.
>
> Things I'd like to see:
>
> * ability to use xscreensaver hacks
> * utilisation of D-BUS as we might get a good idle-time codebase
> for a d-bus version of dr. wright that uses the same way to
> get idle-information as xscreensaver does.
> * a small library (like libkscreensaver) that makes the creation
> of new gnome-screensavers quite easy.
>
> What stuff is neccessary to solve the xscreensaver discussion regarding
> fast user switching?
>
the only thing I'd like it to have would be to allow the user to create
a new login on the auth dialog xscreensaver shows when it's running and
a user moves the mouse/keyboard.
That way, you could lock your screen, but still allow a person to log in
whit his/her own account.
cheers
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