Re: Xscreensaver problem with contol center

[Kenward Vaughan <kaynjay igalaxy net>]

On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 02:21:37AM -0500, Ian Peters wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 10:27:39PM -0800, Kenward Vaughan wrote:
...
> > settings in the control center doesn't exist anymore.  I get a blank when I
> > click on "screensaver."
> > 
> > I tried running the screensaver applet from a terminal window but it crashed
> > with an initialization error.  Does it _require_ arguments?  Is this the
> > proper approach to addressing the blank control center page?
> 
> Thank the Debian xscreensaver maintainer.  He decided to make his
> package override the GNOME xscreensaver capplet (Control Center
> Applet) with the "--crapplet" option to xscreensaver-demo, an
...

Thanks for the info, Ian.

I had seen the "--crapplet" option and tried changing it back to --capplet
with no effect.  Obviously from what you say and this experience, it's not
the option that matters.  Oh well.

Maybe I can grab an older version of Xscreensaver from Potato (it worked
"back then")...

Kenward
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