xaos doesn't work as screensaver as it doesn't take "window-id" option
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xaos (Debian) |
Fix Released
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xaos (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: xaos
Hi all,
I am using xscreensaver 5.04-2ubuntu2 . I tried to use Xaos as screensaver & I get this output :-
shirish@
After clicking on xaos I don't see any preview & the CLI gives this output :-
window-id:unknown function
(This help is genereated automagically. I am sorry for all inconvencies)
option string param description
-delay number
-driver string
-list List available drivers. Then exit
-config Print configuration. Then exit
-speedtest Test speed of calculation loop. Then exit
-threads number
-pipe string
-maxframerate number
Screen size options:
Knowledge of exact screen size makes random dot stereogram look better.
Also is used for choosing correct view area
-screenwidth f.point
-screenheight f.point
Use this option in case you use some kind of virtual screen
or something similiar that confuses previous options
-pixelwidth f.point
-pixelheight f.point
Animation rendering:
-render string
-basename string
-size string
-renderimage string
-renderframerate f.point
-antialiasing Perform antialiasing (slow, requires quite lot of memory)
-alwaysrecalc Always recalculate whole image (slowes down rendering, increases quality)
-rendervectors Render motion vectors (should be used for MPEG encoding)
-iframedist number
X11 driver options:
-display string
-size string
-sync Generate sync signals before looking for events. This
helps on old and buggy HP-UX X servers.
-shared Use shared colormap on pseudocolor display.
-usedefault Use default visual if autodetection causes troubles.
-nomitshm Disable MITSHM extension.
-fullscreen Enable fullscreen mode.
-windowid number
-root Use root window.
DGA driver options:
-display string
-defmode string
AA driver options:
-aadriver string
-kbddriver string
-mousedriver string
-font string
-width number
-height number
-minwidth number
-minheight number
-maxwidth number
-maxheight number
-recwidth number
-recheight number
-normal enable usage of narmal characters
-nonormal disable usage of narmal characters
-dim enable usage of dim(half bright) characters
-nodim disable usage of dim(half bright) characters
-bold enable usage of bold(double bright) characters
-nobold disable usage of bold(double bright) characters
-boldfont enable usage of boldfont characters
-noboldfont disable usage of boldfont characters
-reverse enable usage of reversed characters
-noreverse disable usage of reversed characters
-all enable usage of reserved characters
-eight enable usage of non ansii characters
-extended enable usage of extended character set
-inverse enable inverse
-bright number
-contrast number
-gamma f.point
-nodither Disable dithering
-floyd_steinberg Enable floyd steinberg dithering
-error_
-random number
-dimmul f.point
-boldmul f.point
-nomouse Disable mouse
Command line options only
-print_menus print menus specifications of all menus
-print_menu string
-xshl_
-xshl_print_menus print all menu specifications in xshl format
-print_dialog string
File
-loadpos input_file
-savepos output_file
-record output_file
-play input_file
-saveimg output_file
-loadexample Load random example
-savecfg Save configuration
Fractal
-perturbation real_number real_number
-initstate Reset to defaults
-julia on|off
-view real_number real_number real_number real_number
-angle real_number
-plane integer
-incoloring integer
-outcoloring integer
-intcoloring integer
-outtcoloring integer
-juliaseed real_number real_number
Calculation
-periodicity Periodicity checking
-maxiter integer
-bailout real_number
-fastjulia Fast julia mode
-range integer
Filters
-edge Edge detection
-edge2 Edge detection2
-threed Pseudo 3d
-starfield Starfield
-stereogram Random dot stereogram
-interlace Interlace filter
-blur Motionblur
-emboss Emboss
-palettef Palette emulator
-anti Antialiasing
-truecolor Truecolor emulator
UI
-letterspersec integer
-autopilot Autopilot
-recalculate Recalculate
-interrupt Interrupt
-speed real_number
-fixedstep Fixed step
-nogui Disable XaoS's builtin GUI
-status Status
-ministatus Ministatus
Misc
-playstr string
-text string
-color white|black|red
-textposition left|center|right top|middle|bottom
-message string
Help
-help Help
Formulae
-mandel Mandelbrot
-mandel3 Mandelbrot^3
-mandel4 Mandelbrot^4
-mandel5 Mandelbrot^5
-mandel6 Mandelbrot^6
-newton Newton
-newton4 Newton^4
-barnsley Barnsley1
-barnsley2 Barnsley2
-barnsley3 Barnsley3
-octal Octal
-phoenix Phoenix
-magnet Magnet
-magnet2 Magnet2
More formulae
-trice Triceratops
-catseye Catseye
-mbar Mandelbar
-mlambda Lambda
-manowar Manowar
-spider Spider
-sier Sierpinski
-carpet S.Carpet
-koch Koch Snowflake
Palette
-defpalette Default palette
-randompalette Random palette
-palette integer integer integer
-cycling Color cycling
-cyclingspeed integer
-shiftpalette integer
Dynamic resolution
-fastmode zero|never|
Rotation
-rotationspeed real_number
-autorotate on|off
-fastrotate on|off
Quit
-quit Exit now
Related branches
Changed in xaos: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in xaos: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
The reason is that xaos takes "-windowid" and xscreensaver uses "-window-id". Seems like it was always like that. Did this ever work?