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billy_gates

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« on: 18 May 2003, 06:25 »
You probably have seen this, I saw it a while ago, but found no real use for it until now...

go into the terminal and type
Code: [Select]
Looks what happens, cool huh. do a CMD C to kill it if it slows your computer down too much.

You need a fast comp to do this, especially with Open GL screensavers.  Then to make it automatic go to versiontracker and find BackLight, its my favorite.  FackBore is another good one.  If you have backlight make sure to set it up to be lowest priority or else it could slow things down.  I have a screeenshot of how mine looks if you care to see.
http://www.skinner.com/jeffberg/files/screenshot2.jpg
if your wondering, I use windowshade to make the windows semitransparent..... Have Fun

Tip, replace the word -background with -foreground and see what happens.

[ May 17, 2003: Message edited by: Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain ]


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« Reply #1 on: 18 May 2003, 06:38 »
I don't get it. What exactly does that do?

billy_gates

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« Reply #2 on: 18 May 2003, 07:48 »
makes ur default screensaver your desktop.

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« Reply #3 on: 18 May 2003, 16:27 »
ooooh!! That would be awesome!!! The possibilities...

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« Reply #4 on: 18 May 2003, 19:24 »
quote:
Originally posted by Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain:
if your wondering, I use windowshade to make the windows semitransparent..... Have Fun



Where can I get windowshade?

Edit: Never mind I'm an idiot, I found it

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« Reply #5 on: 19 May 2003, 00:30 »
jeffberg where can I get that screensaver background you have? tellll meeee.

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« Reply #6 on: 19 May 2003, 00:43 »
nvm its the one called Red Pill. Thats freekin awesome

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« Reply #7 on: 19 May 2003, 07:09 »
That's a pretty spiffy gadget. Lots of little features are hidden in OS X... some of my favorites are the transparent terminal in 10.0 and 10.1, and the multitudes of endlessly tweakable plist files.