Use Screensaver as an Animated Desktop Background ~ Ubuntu 10.10

http://joesteiger.com/2011/03/15/use-screensaver-as-an-animated-desktop-backg...

Download: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/resources/downloads/shantz-xwinwrap.zip

xwinwrap -ni -argb -fs -s -st -sp -nf -b -- /usr/lib/xscreensaver/glmatrix -window-id WID

killall xwinwrap

ATTN: I cannot add voice to my videos because my vocal cords are paralysed. I am using text-to-speech software to add sound to my videos.

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• ubuntu
• linux
• animated
• desktop
• background
• wallpaper
• xwinwrap
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[ekimsantos3000]

can i do this in 11.04?

[thejoesteiger]

@ekimsantos3000 I don't know about in Unity, but it should in classic gnome.

[KITTKITT20]

thx for this video

[thejoesteiger]

@KITTKITT20 You are welcome

[dmzr505]

you are great, thank you, :)!!!

[thejoesteiger]

@dmzr505 thanks. I'm glad you like it

[deathsminion25]

@thejoesteiger unity crashes from using effects in compiz fusion, xwinwrap will probably do the same.

[gamerboy2396]

@frvfilms Look at his video about why he uses text to speech, you jerk. He doesn't use text-to-speech to be cool, it's because he has to.

[regustereduser]

If you prefer a GUI tool to go through the xwinwrap process, read: reddit.com/r/reddit.com/commen­ts/hgg47/how_to_have_a_screen_­saver_or_video_as_your/

It talks about a frontend for xwinwrap

[dmzr505]

u are great, thanks you