#Xscreensaver theming install
#Xscreensaver theming manual
#Xscreensaver theming full

However, it does not handle other systemd signals such as loginctl lock-session. See xscreensaver-systemd(6) for more information It is started automatically with xscreensaver, no further action required. XScreenSaver ships with a small utility named xscreensaver-systemd, which handles the PrepareForSleep signal from systemd using D-Bus and automatically locks the screen on suspend and hibernate.

To immediately trigger xscreensaver, if it is running, and lock the screen, execute the following command: See xscreensaver(1) § INSTALLING XSCREENSAVER ON KDE for more information.įor other environments, see Autostarting. Then logout and login again, and XScreenSaver should work properly now. ~/.config/systemd/user//nf ĮxecStart=/usr/bin/ksmserver -no-lockscreen To disable it, you need to enable systemd startup for KDE and then edit the rvice user unit: In KDE Plasma, screen saver and locker features are handled by ksmserver, which conflicts with XScreenSaver. In the Xfce, LXDE and LXQt environments, XScreenSaver is autostarted automatically if it is available - no further action is required.

#Xscreensaver theming full

See xscreensaver(1) for a full list of options. Tip: To start XScreenSaver without the splash screen, use the -no-splash switch. You can view a list of the available X resources in /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver.ĭo not forget to reload the resource file after changes. ! You can use a comma-separated list of fonts to set a fallback font. If you are using a non-default theme, replace default with the name of your chosen theme in lower case, or use question mark ( ?) to affect all themes: The example below demonstrates changing some colors and fonts. You can customize themes using X resources. You can select a theme using xscreensaver-settings or by changing the dialogTheme option ( dialogTheme: themename in ~/.xscreensaver or using X resources: xscreensaver-auth.dialogTheme: themename). Starting from version 6.0, XScreenSaver comes with several pre-installed themes. Since at least XScreenSaver 5.22, there is another way to edit XScreenSaver's user configuration, using X resources. Global options are defined in /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver.

#Xscreensaver theming manual

xscreensaver-settings writes the chosen configuration to ~/.xscreensaver, discarding any manual modifications to the file. Most options are configured on a user-by-user basis by running xscreensaver-settings.

#Xscreensaver theming install

3.2 User switching from the lock screenįor an Arch Linux branded experience, install the xscreensaver-arch-logo AUR package.

The picture on the left side located in the folder /usr/share/pixmaps files xscreensaver.svg and xscreensaver.xpm.īut I had no time to figure out with them. Xscreensaver.dateFormat: %I:%M%P %a %b %d, %Y !datestamp format-see the strftime(3) manual page for details !timeout bar (background is actually determined by ) !username/password input box and date text colour !general dialog box (affects main hostname, username, password text) Settings file should be located in the home folder of your user:

But there is a field for experiments with colors and sizes for some elements. The UI of xscreensaver window is a bit old and not so retro as it could be. Unfortunately there is no way to customize the window view mode and elements placement (except rewrite it to your needs).