Software information: Screen savers (changes)

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Overview

A number of desktop screen savers are available via the ‘Screen’ configuration window.

List of screen savers

• DPMS – blanks the screen (monitor “sleep” mode). This is the default setting.
• AcornLogo – bounce the Acorn logo around the screen
• Circles – randomly plot black circles on screen
• Deskball – “plays” a game of Breakout
• Pogo – animated acorn on a pogo stick
• Rain – simulates rain on a window pane
• Random – chooses another screensaver at random
• Scrbounce – desktop display bounces round the screen
• Scrolling – scrolling text message
• Shred – “paper shredder” effect on the desktop
• Slider – sliding block puzzle
• Smear – As for “Shred”, but diagonally
• Snow – falling snow on a dark background
• SprBounce – bounce a sprite around the screen
• Swarm – fast-moving swarm of dots

To activate a screen saver

1. Double-click on !Boot on your hard disc
2. Click on the ‘Screen’ icon (in the ‘Configuration’ window)
3. Choose a screen saver from the ‘Type’ pop-up menu
4. If necessary, click on ‘Settings’ (e.g. to change the animation speed)
5. Set the ‘Blank delay’ to something appropriate
6. Click ‘Try’ to test it.
7. Enjoy!

Installation Instructions

This software forms part of the !Boot structure in the standard HardDisc4 image. Updates are normally performed via the BootMerge facility (Configuration > Boot > Install).

Issues

If you are experiencing problems with this software, first check to see if a ticket has been raised on the Bug tracker page. You may also want to visit the Bugs forum.

If you have a general query related to the software, you can enquire on the Community Support forum.

Obtaining the software

This software is usually supplied as part of the standard HardDisc4 build.

To obtain the source code, visit the GitLab source page.