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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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How to get user lock / screensaver delay?

How do I get the user's setting for screensaver / machine lock time? Is there a function in C#? If not, what is the WIN API function for this?
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access wallpaper image with Python?

(I understand the answer might be Windows exclusive). Is it possible to access the wallpaper image (pixel data) (if any is used) with Python? I've seen some apps do it for some cool effects like custom fading from the "fake wallpaper" to a video…
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Setting screensaver to "None" does not set "ScreenSaveActive" to "0"

The test OS is a Windows 7 Enterprise SP1. I am referring to the documentation http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405477%28v=vs.85%29.aspx --> "If you disable all screen savers by choosing (None) from the screen saver list, then the operating…
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C# run screensaver preview behind moving text (like bouncing ball)

From [^], I derived the following code: // *********************************** show_bubble_scr_preview [ DllImport ( "user32.dll" ) ] static extern IntPtr SetParent ( IntPtr clild_window_handle, IntPtr…
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Restart android application after a time

I need to restart my android after a time. My application is a slideshow with images. The user close the application by home button or by back button. I need to restart the application after a time (a few minutes after the lost user's touch on the…
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Flash file as OSX screensaver using xcode

I'm trying to create a screensaver from an SWF file for mac. Unfortunately I'm not sure how to get started. I've looked on the internet for hints on how to do this but with no success. Does anyone know how I can get an SWF file as screensaver with…
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Basic animation in Java for a screensaver app of sorts

I was assigned to make an animated screensaver as a programming project for my Advanced Programming course. The objective is to have several moving components inside an undecorated, fullscreen frame, but I'm going step-by-step and doing it one…
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Create a screensaver preview in Delphi

I've created a screen saver in Delphi 10 Lite, using diffrent descriptions about this question, available on the web. Now, the screen saver works well, one thing is missing: a good working preview on the Screen Saver Settings dialog box. How can it…
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How to create a movie screensaver in Windows

Is it possible to make a Windows 7 screensaver out of a .avi movie? I have created two brief movies (one 0:17, the other 1:14) . I searched for how to make screensavers, but can only find instructions for making a picture into a screensaver. I want…
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Rotate display of text and images in a C# screensaver

I am writing a screensaver program in C#. And I want it to do the following: Start with a text. After about 3 seconds or more, hide the text and show an image. After the next 3 seconds, hide the image show the text and keep going round the loop…
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Looking for a Windows screensaver test launcher program

I'm working on a Windows screensaver program, and while I'm developing it I'd like to test it by launching it from some kind of little tester program that simulates the launching done by the Windows "Screen Saver Settings" dialog. That way I can…
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Screensaver: Draw in front of the lockscreen

I need to build a screensaver which simply draws a picture and displays some information around it. That all isn't any problem. The problem is that I would like to lock the screen, which I do with the API-Call Private Declare Function…
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Screensaver in C++ with fading image

How can I make a screensaver in C++ that fades an image in and out at random places on the screen with a specified time delay on the fade out? Multimonitor support would be awesome. If you have a working code or know where I can get it, it would be…
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How to customize Screen Saver in android?

Is it possible to customize the screen saver in android ? May be this question is duplicate of Android Screen Saver Sample Code . but i am not getting any useful answer for it. I am not talking about "Lock Screen".
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Good way to store settings for an XNA screensaver?

What's the best way to store settings for a screensaver that happens to use XNA? i'm thinking of using a .settings file but i'm unsure how to read that from my XNA code...
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