Bug 538634

Summary: Can't specify non-default program for phosphor.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Scott Smedley <ss>
Component: gnome-screensaverAssignee: jmccann
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 11CC: cschalle, jmccann, rstrode, ss
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Description Scott Smedley 2009-11-19 00:03:52 UTC 
I am not able to specify the program that the "phosphor" hack should use
when displaying output.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

lapss>> rpm -q -a | egrep '(gnome-|x)screensaver'
xscreensaver-gl-extras-5.10-1.fc11.i586
xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss-5.10-1.fc11.i586
xscreensaver-base-5.10-1.fc11.i586
xstar-xscreensaver-2.2.0-4.fc11.i586
xscreensaver-extras-5.10-1.fc11.i586
xscreensaver-5.10-1.fc11.i586
xscreensaver-gl-base-5.10-1.fc11.i586
xscreensaver-extras-gss-5.10-1.fc11.i586
gnome-screensaver-2.26.1-3.fc11.i586



How reproducible:

always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. System -> Preferences -> Screensaver
2. select "Phosphor"
3.
  
Actual results:

No option to specify this behaviour:

/usr/libexec/xscreensaver/phosphor -program ~/scripts/randomQuote.zsh

Expected results:

Want to be able to see phoshor screensaver present output from
a non-default program

Additional info:

Fix is probably to edit /usr/share/xscreensaver/config/phosphor.xml

Currently, I am working around the problem this with:

lapss>> cat ~/.xscreensaver
textMode: program
textProgram: /home/ss/scripts/randomQuote.zsh

But this will obviously apply to many screensaver hacks, not just phosphor.

Scott. :)
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