In particular, it does not link against GUI frameworks like GTK or KDE, but uses only raw Xlib for rendering the unlock dialog box. In addition to sandboxing the display modes, the XScreenSaver daemon links with as few libraries as possible. And to allow the X11-based hacks to run natively on iOS and Android, XScreenSaver also contains an implementation of the X11 API in terms of OpenGL ES 1.0.
Still, I thought I'd pose the question to the Lounge and see what people thought.The free software and open-source Unix-like operating systems running the X Window System (such as Linux and FreeBSD) use XScreenSaver almost exclusively. The second one is far more simple, and while it does have a few extras, it's pretty much what I'm looking for. I haven't played around with it much, but it does seem cool.
It works in 3D, but (I think) it can be set to display 'flat' like the movie matrix. The first one has a LOT of extra features, some of them cool, some of them cheesy, but all of them customizable. Doesn't sound like it should be too hard, right? I want a short, sweet, simple, well-programmed, authentic-looking, FREE Matrix screensaver. Still others keep it short and sweet, but are so poorly programmed that they peg the CPU to 100% (bad when you're burning CDs) or keep power management from kicking in or otherwise disrupt the workings of a good computer. Other screensavers may have the right visuals, but they try to be clever by adding 'features' you can't turn off, like random 'Matrix-related phrases' and clocks and other such things. They completely ignore the 'glyphs' (reverse katakana, usually) and other characters that show up in the Matrix screens, or they fix the resolution to something stupid like 640x480, creating a tiny matrixbox in the middle of the screen or forcing the monitor to switch resolutions just to save the screen. Okay, most 'Matrix' screensavers just have randomly falling letters and numbers, usually (but not always) tinted green.
So I think it goes in the Lounge, really.īut the mods make the final call, of course. Okay, I know this technically should be in SC, but it's really more related to the movie than to the programs.