Re: xscreensaver, any plan do drop it !!

[William Jon McCann <mccannwj pha jhu edu>]

Hi Jeff,

Jeff Waugh wrote:
> So, do you think there are any issues remaining with gnome-screensaver
> before it can start being pushed towards inclusion in the Desktop release
> (and thus, inclusion in distributions)? What do you think of using a common
> user interface between GDM and the lock dialogue?

Lack of testing and feedback are the biggest problems right now.  They 
will inevitably reveal new problems.  Lack of support for assistive 
technologies is a potential problem, though not a regression from 
xscreensaver.

Since the dialog is running in a separate process one has quite a bit of 
flexibility.  I think you could write a Qt dialog if you wanted to. 
Other than that I haven't had a chance to give it much thought.

Jon