SaverDesktop

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SaverDesktop
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Version: 1.1
Upload Date: 4 Jan 15
Developer: Gregory Weston
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 14
Size: 34 Kb

Rating: nan/5 (Total Votes: 0)

Some, but not all, people know that Mac OS X has the ability to run screen savers on the user's desktop although it's not a publicized or particularly supported behavior. It also has some quirks. I created SaverDesktop as an adjunct to a screen saver module I was working on to work around the following shortcomings of the stock tool:

  • Launching the built-in mechanism by hand requires typing in a lengthy path pointing into /System, which is Apple's playground (and thus subject to change).
  • A double-clickable, universal AppleScript that invokes that tool (to avoid the typing) consumes more disk space than SaverDesktop.
  • The built in screen saver engine has an inconvenient habit of quitting - even when running in background mode - if the user reconfigures the screen saver or moves their mouse to the Disable hot corner.

What is new in this release:

  • Support for multiple screens.
  • Support for slideSaver and Quartz Composer screensavers.

Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or later. PPC or Intel

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