I just upgraded to version 11.10 and found how to enable xscreensaver. However, I'm very disappointed that I don't have the option to use my photos directory as a screen saver option.
What do I have to do to use a photos directory as my screensaver?
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You need to specify in the advanced options of xscreensaver-demo the folder that contains your photos. Note - in previous versions of Ubuntu you could have used a screensaver called glslideshow - however this doesnt appear to work in 11.10. There are a number of other photo-screensavers available in xscreensaver:
To use one of the screensavers above with your photo's folder, ensure you use "only one screensaver" mode. Don't forget to choose settings to fine-tune how the screensaver will operate. | ||||
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GLSlideshow screensaver in xscreensaver is best for simply displaying your photos without distortions, animations, etc. | |||
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To me, GLslideshow seems not to be the best, since it zooms into the photos (producing a coarse resolution) and slides the zoomed part around, rather annoying. Moreover I prefer to avoid GL stuff. The least annoying ones are probably Distort and Ripples (from the xscreensaver-data-extra package) with the settings fine tuned in such a way as to obtain minimal distortion effects. | |||
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