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-{{ :apps:screensaver:preferences-desktop-screensaver.png?nolink|}} +{{ :xfce:xfce.ScreenSaver.png?no link|}} 
-====== Xfce Screensaver ======+====== xfce4-screensaver - Xfce Screensaver ======
   * **[[#Usage|Usage]]**   * **[[#Usage|Usage]]**
-  * **[[installation|Building & Installation]]** -- Instructions for building and installing the screensaver. +  * **[[:apps:xfce4-screensaver:installation|Building & Installation]]** -- Instructions for building and installing the screensaver. 
-  * **[[dbus|DBUS Interface]]** -- Interacting with the screensaver via DBUS. +  * **[[:apps:xfce4-screensaver:dbus|DBUS Interface]]** -- Interacting with the screensaver via DBUS. 
-  * **[[faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]** -- Diagnose and resolve configuration issues.+  * **[[:apps:xfce4-screensaver:faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]** -- Diagnose and resolve configuration issues. 
 +  * **[[#Known Issues|Known Issues]]** 
 +  * **[[#Installation|Installation]]**
   * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**   * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
   * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**   * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
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 ==== Features ==== ==== Features ====
-  * Integration with the Xfce desktop +  * Integration with the Xfce desktop per-monitor wallpaper 
-  * Support for the xdg-screensaver standard+  * Locking down of configuration settings via Xfconf 
 +  * Support for XScreensaver screensavers
   * (optional) Integration with ConsoleKit and Systemd   * (optional) Integration with ConsoleKit and Systemd
   * DBUS interface for limited control and querying screensaver status   * DBUS interface for limited control and querying screensaver status
   * Idle time and inhibition state are based on the X11 Screensaver extension   * Idle time and inhibition state are based on the X11 Screensaver extension
 +  * Shared styles with LightDM GTK+ Greeter
   * No GNOME or MATE dependencies. Requirements are lightweight and shared with Xfce.   * No GNOME or MATE dependencies. Requirements are lightweight and shared with Xfce.
 +  * Full translation support into many languages
 +  * User switching
  
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-===== Latest Release ===== +===== Known Issues =====
-==== 0.1.8 (2019/08/11) ==== +
- [[https://archive.xfce.org/src/apps/xfce4-screensaver/0.1/xfce4-screensaver-0.1.8.tar.bz2|xfce4-screensaver-0.1.8.tar.bz2]]+
  
----- +Allow embedding a keyboard into the window, /embedded-keyboard-enabled, may be non-functional. Onboard crashes when embedded.
-===== Source code repository ===== +
-[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver]]+
  
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-===== Reporting Bugs ===== 
-If you are experiencing a bug in ''xfce4-screensaver'', your way of helping things getting fixed is to report a bug about it in [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/explore/groups?sort=name_desc|Xfce GitLab]]. Please note that to do this you will need to have / create an account. 
  
 +===== Installation =====
  
-<note important>Before reporting a new bug, please try your best to check if it has already been reported (see the latest reports below). [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver/-/issues?scope=all&state=all|Click here for a full list of bug reports]].</note>+See the file 'INSTALL'
  
 +''./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc''
  
-===== Report a new bug =====+You may need to set your PAM auth type if it is not correctly detected.
  
-If your bug has not been reported before, please [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver/-/issues/new|submit a new bug report]].+''--with-pam-auth-type=<auth-type>   specify pam auth type (common or system)''
  
-When writing your bug report, try to be as descriptive as possible, but avoid verbosity; Mozilla has a nice guide on [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/QA/Bug_writing_guidelines|how to write a bug report]].+(For testing, we are using: 
 + ''./autogen.sh --disable-static --with-mit-ext --with-console-kit --enable-locking --enable-debug --sysconfdir=/etc'' 
 +)
  
-For more information, see [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/bugs/start|Bug Reporting and Fixing]].+''make && sudo make install''
  
-**[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver/-/issues/new|File a new bug or enhancement request]]** 
  
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 +===== Latest Release =====
 +{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfce4-screensaver 1 date description 2h}}
 +
 +
 +  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/apps/xfce4-screensaver/|Previous Releases]]**
 +
 +[[|Back to Top]]
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 +===== Source code repository =====
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver]]
 +
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 +===== Reporting Bugs =====
 +  * **[[:apps:xfce4-screensaver:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- Open bug reports and how to report new bugs
 +
 +In the bug report please include information about your system, if possible:
  
-==== Open Bugs ==== + - What operating system and version 
-Here's a list (updated daily) of open bug reports with the date that bug was reported in parenthesis.+ - What version of xfce4-screensaver, i.e. the output of the ''xfce4-screensaver-command --version'' command
  
-{{rss>https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver/-/issues.atom?state=opened 20 1d date}}+If you want to debug your installation you may also be able to get meaningful debug output when starting xfce4-screensaver from the debug script: 
 +''./src/debug-screensaver.sh''
  
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