Re: Making a Screensaver with Java

On Fri, 09 May 2008 17:36:54 +0100, RedGrittyBrick wrote:

> a) Java might be the best language choice for a cross-platform screen
> saver. https://screensavers.dev.java.net/

I looked at this some time ago to run a screen saver while providing 
status information during a long running task.  What I found was that I 
couldn't run any of the screen savers on my Linux box.  I don't think 
this system is really ready for prime time yet, but maybe they've come a 
long way in the last year. 

> b) The OP didn't ask which language is best.
> 
> c) I suspect the OP is hoping for some sort of ScreenSaver-o-matic that
> converts "gimme blue one n zooming meteors, yeah n cool rap trax" into
> software for him/her. Perhaps I've been reading newsgroups for too long

On these two points you have me..  :-)

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Kenneth P. Turvey <kt-usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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