Creating Your Slideshow ScreenSaver

[imdeemvp]

I posted the how-to at fedoranews.org too: check it out here!

Before we start you have to install the screensavers package. If you already have skip installation.

yum install xscreensaver-extras xscreensaver-gl-extras

1st. Create a folder in your home directory and give a name such wallpaper or any other name you want to use.

2nd. Orginize your photos, wallpapers to be used.

3rd. Now, let's remove the fedora images and backgrouds. Open terminal and become root, this command will take you to the /usr/share/backgrounds/images:

cd /usr/share/backgrounds/images/

Remove the wallpaper:

rm flowers_and_leaves.jpg default.png earth_from_space.jpg stone_bird.jpg tiny_blast_of_red.jpg

Answer yes using "y" only.

[root@localhost images]# rm flowers_and_leaves.jpg default.png earth_from_space.jpg stone_bird.jpg tiny_blast_of_red.jpg
rm: remove regular file `flowers_and_leaves.jpg'? y
rm: remove regular file `default.png'? y
rm: remove regular file `earth_from_space.jpg'? y
rm: remove regular file `stone_bird.jpg'? y
rm: remove regular file `tiny_blast_of_red.jpg'? y
[root@localhost images]#

Now go back your your home directory using the cd command.

cd your_home_directory
for example cd imdeemvp which is my home directory.

Now copy your entire photos, pictures, wallpapers from your folder.

cp WallPaper/* /usr/share/backgrounds/images/

4th. Go to Preferences >Screensaver and select the GLSlideshow screensaver and you are done!

See screenshot.

[gjj]

you don't need to create a directiry for your images, you can use any diretory by using the advanced tab on the screen saver preferences dialog.

Quote from the app
"Loads a random sequence of images and smoothly scans and zooms around in each, fading from pan to pan.

To tell it where to find the images to display, go to the "Advanced" tab on the Screensaver Preferences window. Select "Choose Random Images", and enter your image directory in the text field right below that.

(Note: not the the "Advanced" button at the bottom of this window: the tab at the top of the *other* window.)

This program requires a good video card capable of supporting large textures.

Written by Jamie Zawinski and Mike Oliphant.

regards

gjj

[imdeemvp]

you don't need to create a directiry for your images, you can use any diretory by using the advanced tab on the screen saver preferences dialog

I did not create a new directory ALL I did was store my wallpapers in a folder I called Wallpapers then move all the files to another directory.