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xscreensaver-getimage(1)      XScreenSaver manual     xscreensaver-getimage(1)

NAME
       xscreensaver-getimage  -	 put  some randomly-selected image on the root
       window

SYNOPSIS
       xscreensaver-getimage [-display host:display.screen]  [--verbose]  win‐
       dow-id [pixmap-id]

DESCRIPTION
       The  xscreensaver-getimage program is a helper program for the xscreen‐
       saver hacks that manipulate images.  This is not a user-level command.

       This program selects a random image, and puts it on the specified  win‐
       dow  or	pixmap.	  This	image might be a snapshot of the desktop; or a
       frame captured from the system's video input;  or  a  randomly-selected
       image from disk.

       If  only a window ID is specified, the image will be painted there.  If
       both a window ID and a pixmap ID are specified, then the image will  be
       painted on the pixmap; and the window may be modified as a side-effect.

OPTIONS
       xscreensaver-getimage  reads the ~/.xscreensaver file for configuration
       information.  It uses these settings:

       grabDesktopImages
	   Whether it is acceptable to grab snapshots  of  the	desktop.   The
	   security  paranoid  might  want  to turn this off, to avoid letting
	   people see (but not	touch!)	 your  desktop	while  the  screen  is
	   locked.

       grabVideoFrames
	   Whether  it is acceptable to grab frames of video from the system's
	   video input.	 Grabbing of video is done by  invoking	 the  xscreen‐
	   saver-getimage-video(1) program.

       chooseRandomImages
	   Whether  it	is  acceptable to display random images found on disk.
	   Selection and loading of images is done by  invoking	 the  xscreen‐
	   saver-getimage-file(1) program.

       imageDirectory
	   When	 loading  images  from	disk, this is the directory to search.
	   The directory will be searched recursively, and all files in it are
	   assumed to be images.

       If none of the three options are set to True, then video colorbars will
       be displayed instead.

BUGS
       When grabbing desktop images, the window argument will be unmapped  and
       have  its  contents  modified,  causing flicker.	 (This does not happen
       when loading image files or video frames.)

SEE ALSO
       X(1),	xscreensaver(1)	   xscreensaver-demo(1)	   xscreensaver-getim‐
       age-file(1) xscreensaver-getimage-video(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2001 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for  any  pur‐
       pose  is	 hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
       notice appear in all copies and that both  that	copyright  notice  and
       this  permission	 notice appear in supporting documentation.  No repre‐
       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
       Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 14-Apr-01

X Version 11		      5.07 (10-Aug-2008)      xscreensaver-getimage(1)
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