Possible to write new screen saver?
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AKwan Send message Joined: 15 Dec 99 Posts: 3 Credit: 4,691 RAC: 0 
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I'm sorry but the new graphics is just too horrific. Is there some way we can construct new ... hmmmm.... "skin" if you will for the SETI@Home project? May be a construction guide? A spec? Or is the crunching engine tied directly into the display? The current graphics is not even acceptable as a high school project. Also, someone evidently does not understand the concept of a screen saver. The default for the logo should never be in a fixed position on the screen. I really didn't want to be rude but I'm this close to turning my back on this project and switched back to something prettier. ID: 192991 ·  |
 [B^S] Spydermb  Send message Joined: 16 Jul 99 Posts: 496 Credit: 10,860,148 RAC: 0
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I'm sorry but the new graphics is just too horrific. Is there some way we can construct new ... hmmmm.... "skin" if you will for the SETI@Home project? May be a construction guide? A spec? Or is the crunching engine tied directly into the display? Link on this link, follow instructions, Back to Classic Screen saver this is the closes way i have found to get close to Classic Screen Saver. Good Luck. BOINC SYNERGY is an International Team and We Welcome All BOINC Participants! BOINC Synergy Click to Join BOINC Synergy ID: 193005 · |
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Darth Dogbytes™ Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0
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Not that I would use the screensaver, it's a resource hog, but I have to agree with you, i.e. it looks bad. I think someone was in love with Windows 98 and pieced it together from there. Account frozen... ID: 193008 · |
Mad Max  Send message Joined: 16 Mar 00 Posts: 475 Credit: 213,231,775 RAC: 407
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It's funny, I never looked at the Boinc graphics. But you guys are right, it is kinda cheesy. And what's with the floating? IAS - Where Space Is Golden!  
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Misfit  Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0
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And what's with the floating? It doesn't look very scientific. The under 18 crowd might like it better than the Classic version, but they'd be too busy playing on their XBox to notice. me@rescam.org ID: 193081 · |
AC  Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0
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Not that I would use the screensaver, it's a resource hog, but I have to agree with you, i.e. it looks bad. I think someone was in love with Windows 98 and pieced it together from there. Let's face it, the new graphics are sh1t. ID: 193088 · |
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AC Send message Joined: 22 Jan 05 Posts: 3413 Credit: 119,579 RAC: 0
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Link on this link, follow instructions, Thanks, looks better, but the chunkyness is still there. ID: 193097 · |
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AKwan Send message Joined: 15 Dec 99 Posts: 3 Credit: 4,691 RAC: 0
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Link on this link, follow instructions, Already done, not much better. Found a listing in SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/setiboinc) but everything is pretty old (all the client files are over 1 year old). /sigh ID: 193124 · |
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ComputerGuy Send message Joined: 8 Oct 00 Posts: 1 Credit: 246 RAC: 0 
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Ok If it Didn't Sway around Getting seasick !!! ID: 193511 · |
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Jeff DeWitt Send message Joined: 25 May 99 Posts: 4 Credit: 4,197,411 RAC: 0
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I've been on this since the beginning and one of the cool things about it is the screen saver. I know it's just frosting, but it also looks like it's actually doing something (which it is). This new one looks like a left over from "After Dark", and not even a good leftover. The orginal screensaver is MUCH better than this one. Jeff DeWitt ID: 194407 · |
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Prognatus Send message Joined: 6 Jul 99 Posts: 1600 Credit: 391,546 RAC: 0 
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Maybe Berkeley would agree to release the source code to the old screensaver, after it's no longer in use (15 Dec.), so http://sourceforge.net/projects/setiboinc or anyone could adapt it to BOINC? ID: 195608 · |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles  Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
Maybe Berkeley would agree to release the source code to the old screensaver, after it's no longer in use (15 Dec.), so http://sourceforge.net/projects/setiboinc or anyone could adapt it to BOINC? This is a really good idea, Prognatus! :-) This can be a very good option for those who prefer this screensaver. Personally I have the panel one as mine. I think that looks Ok for me, but it's a question about personal taste. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me 
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Prognatus Send message Joined: 6 Jul 99 Posts: 1600 Credit: 391,546 RAC: 0
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This is a really good idea, Prognatus! :-) Thanks! :) Maybe someone with good connections can forward the idea to the right people. This can be a very good option for those who prefer this screensaver. Personally I have the panel one as mine. I think that looks Ok for me, but it's a question about personal taste. Yes. I don't use the screensaver myself, since it affects the crunching too much, but I know many people likes it. Some has also suggested that the screensaver should be able to use the second processor on 2-processor systems, and this might be possible to implement if we got the source code released. :) ID: 195723 · |
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Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
Me neither, as my screen goes to black when inactive. But sometimes I like to open them and watch them. The new Rosetta screensaver is cool, I've only got one graphic Rosetta WU, so I suspended the other WU's and I actually had it open all the about 3 hours, it ran. I did something else while looking it, so I missed the past few minutes before it finished and uploaded. :-( But later, when they send out more graphic WU's, I'll have a look on it again. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me
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Prognatus Send message Joined: 6 Jul 99 Posts: 1600 Credit: 391,546 RAC: 0
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But later, when they send out more graphic WU's, I'll have a look on it again. I have to admit that I haven't seen any of the new ones. The last time I ran any SETI screensaver was years ago in Classic. My LCD screen doesn't need any screensaver to stay fit and when I'm not using my computer, I switch off the power to the screen. When people say the classic screensaver is nice to watch, I can understand that, but after a while you tend to get bored watching the same thing over and over and over... LOL ID: 196366 · |
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