Screensavers
Screensavers and their usage
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Screensavers and their usage
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The screensavers were touted to be a solution against screen burn-ins in cathode ray-tube (CRT) or plasma displays. They fill the screens with either the blank screen or moving image or parts across the entire screen. They also are placed as a security measure so that when screensavers exit, the user will be required to input the password to be able to use your computer again.
The first screensaver that blanked the screen after three minutes of inactivity on the original IBM PCs, scrnsave, was created on 1983 by John Socha. Since then, improvements were made to make modern screensavers than just blanking the screen, to the point that the screensavers earned 3D support in modern times.
The simulated kernel attempts to simulate this functionality in its complete state. You can even customize most built-in screensavers using the built-in settings application found in the kernel, though you have to pass the -saver switch to it.
To set the screensaver to your favorite screensaver, use the setsaver command. Since this command is an administrative command, you either need to use an administrator account or use an account that has been granted the administrative command permissions.
Log-in to the system account, root, or any of the administrators or users that has at least the strict command running permissions
Execute the setsaver command to set the default kernel screensaver
The full usage of the setsaver command is setsaver <(CustomSaverName)/saver>
Lock or save your screen using savescreen or lockscreen.
To save your screen using your default screensaver or any other screensaver, you need to use the savescreen command to launch the screensaver.
To lock your screen in the simulated kernel, you need to use the lockscreen command to launch the screensaver. Once you press any key, you need to enter your user password before you're able to access the shell again.
To reload your custom screensaver, just pass in your custom screensaver name to the reloadsaver command. This is useful in upgrades to the new version of the screensaver to make minor patches to it. Since this command is an administrative command, you either need to use an administrator account or use an account that has been granted the administrative command permissions.
Log-in to the system account, root, or any of the administrators or users that has at least the strict command running permissions
Execute the reloadsaver command to set the default kernel screensaver
The full usage of the reloadsaver command is reloadsaver <CustomSaver>
Save your screen using savescreen [CustomSaver].
