| Subject | : | integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | shoorah |
| Date | : | 27 Mar, 2005 on 15:40 |
| is there a possibility in Doddle's Screensaver to define a list of custom applications (by their exe names?) to tell it temporarily disable itself when they're running? thanks for the great job you done with Doodle's ScreenSaver! |
| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | Doodle |
| Date | : | 29 Mar, 2005 on 09:47 |
Currently, no. However, if the application supports DSSaver (like WarpVision), it can command DSSaver to temporary stop saving, but it requires support from the application side. Another possibility is that there will be hot-corners implemented in the next version, including a "Don't start saving" corner, which should solve your problem. Doodle |
| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | HerwigB |
| Date | : | 01 Apr, 2005 on 09:04 |
| Any plans to create a REXX interface for that purpose? It would be handy to be able to stop DSSaver temporarily from REXX applications..
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| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | Martin |
| Date | : | 01 Apr, 2005 on 23:22 |
| Just curious, which applications should be able to disable the Screen Saver startup ? I'm thinking on: Which other tools will be good to disable the screensaver startup ? |
| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | HerwigB |
| Date | : | 02 Apr, 2005 on 10:08 |
| Well, what immediately comes to my mind is a possibility to prevent the saver from saving while I am online reading text on a web page. For example: Until I had DSL, I had a utility resembling a light switch that took care of everything required to go online and pressed once more did everything to go offline. One thing to do for that utility would have been to disable the saver when going online and enabling it again when going offline.
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| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | Doodle |
| Date | : | 02 Apr, 2005 on 16:10 |
I'll see what I can do about it. However, you should note, that there is currently an open API of DSSaver, so native OS/2 programs can already disable and enable the screen saver temporarily. One problem with the REXX interface might be that, to be always on the safe side, DSSaver keeps track of which process(es) disabled the saving, and if that process dies without enabling it, DSSaver automatically re-enables it (so, if an application that disabled saving crashes, it won't happen that the screen saving will stay disabled forever, until a reboot). I'll see what I can do about it when I'll have some free time. Doodle |
| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | HerwigB |
| Date | : | 04 Apr, 2005 on 07:55 |
| Hmmh, I see, this is a different approach, than what I expected. Interesting anyway. --- Best regards, Herwig B. |
| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | YerBlues |
| Date | : | 08 Jun, 2005 on 02:37 |
I just installed DSSaver and was looking for a REXX interface too. ---------------<cut here>-------------------------- Hope it helps. |
| Subject | : | Re:integration with custom apps? |
| Author | : | peter petrh@tiscali.cz |
| Date | : | 22 Jul, 2005 on 23:13 |
| http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/scrnsave/dss_rmt_v13.zip I also use it (with HotCorners) to immediately start the screensaver or temporarily disable it by placing the mouse cursor to opposite corners of the screen, I have liked this feature of Hanisch's ssaver26. |