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A screensaver is a visual program that runs after a period of inactivity.

A screensaver is a visual program that runs after a period of inactivity. It's purpose is to prevent damage to a visual output device by a static image being "burned" into it.

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Android disable screen saver

I'd like to disable screen saver while my appliction is running. How it can be done? Where is the best place to disable / enable the screen saver? in the first activity? in the application.java?
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How can I write a screen saver for Windows in C++?

I want to write a screen saver for Windows using the Windows API. How can I start to write it?
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Silently set the screensaver on Windows from the command line?

I know that if you run: rundll32.exe desk.cpl,InstallScreenSaver toasters.scr you can set the screensaver to toasters.scr but it also opens up the screensaver configuration dialog. Is there a way to set the screensaver on Windows without opening…
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How do you start the user's selected Daydream programmatically?

On my Galaxy Nexus, I can tap this button in system preferences to start my currently selected daydream. Is there a way to reproduce this functionality in an app via Intent? I don't have a daydream service, but I would like to allow the user to…
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How to turn screensaver on (windows 7) by a code (in cmd)?

How to turn screensaver on (windows 7) by a code (in cmd)?
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Screensavers With XNA and .NET?

I'm fairly sure you can create screensavers with.NET but are there any tutorials on doing so? and how well can you make XNA screensavers?
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How to check if Linux console screensaver has blanked screen

is there a way to check programmatically (via ioctl(), etc.) or by reading a file in /sys, /proc or /dev) whether the screen has been blanked by the Linux console screensaver? Thanks and best regards, Günter
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OS X Screensaver: Retina Thumbnail Image

I'm developing a screensaver for OS X using Xcode's screensaver template. By inspecting the package contents of system screensavers, I've found that the thumbnails used in the System Preferences list of screensavers are derived from two files in the…
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Why is a fresh Mac not displaying my screen saver?

We wrote an application, Screensaver Ninja, that installs an screensaver for the user by copying it to ~/Library/Screen Savers. This works fine in my machine and the other developer's machine but in a testing machine I have, the file is there, if I…
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How to detect if Daydream is on?

Is it possible to detect if Daydream is on or off? If so, how? Edit: To clarify, I looking to read the system setting for DayDream (much like you can for airplane mode and other settings). You can infer that from Intent.ACTION_DREAMING_STARTED and…
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Interrupt an active screensaver programmatically?

REASON: I'm working on an emergency alert application that needs to display information on a desktop. When the client receives an alert, it pops up a window. If a screensaver is active or the monitor is in standby the alert will not be visible. …
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Creating a screensaver in Android

Is it poosible to program a screensaver for a android (not lock screen)? I am looking for a tutorial on programming a screen saver. The screen saver will activate as the user does nothing more. If the user touches the screen, the screensaver will…
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.Net Screensaver does not find config file

I've written a screen saver in C# and Windows Forms. For testing I've been lazy and just used the config file for all my settings (no settings dialog yet), but the program seems to be unable to find or read the config file when windows runs the…
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How can I display a form on a secondary monitor?

I am writing a screensaver in Delphi. I want is to display a TpresentationFrm on each monitor, fullscreen. To this end, I have written the following (incomplete) program: program ScrTemplate; uses ... {$R *.res} type TScreenSaverMode =…
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Launch System Screensaver from C# Windows Form

Hopefully this is a simple one, but can anyone provide some simple c# code that will launch the currently configured screensaver?
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