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Topic: linux projector, ScreenSaver Install on Thin-Clients

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dan28

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Posted: July 30 2006,21:06

Hi everyone

Ok, check this out.

Ive got a server, which is running debian install, LAMPP (Linux, Apache 2, MYSQL 5 php5 , Python)

I have 3 Thin-Clients (DSL on USB Pend Drive)

I would like each thin client to have a screen saver which plays MPEG2 or .swf (or both) when each thin client is not in use.

Can you suggest an App that will let me do this from server side.
Would the app need to have web interface or file sharing capabilities.

What do I need to start doing this? Any ideas

- Cheers

Dan

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Posted: Aug. 02 2006,03:15

See xscreensaver.

dan28

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Posted: Aug. 11 2006,17:31

Hi sorry about the delay in responding to this message, ive been experimenting with xscreensaver.

Xscreensaver works fin, but what I need to do is run a number of different screen savers on various thin clients at once.

Here is an example.

I have thisfile.mpeg and thisfile1.mpeg I want to run thisfile.mpeg for 30 seconds then when the screen is activated, I want to run thisfile1.mpeg for the next screen saver.

The other problem is that these screens savers when running will beable to take you to a website.
So, each screen saver will have a “more info” button on them, when clicked (touched, as im using touch screens) they will take user to another page. If the user does not touch on “more info” they will be taken back into the current program they were using.

Sorry if this sounds complicated, but im finding it difficult top explain, hope you understand.

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Posted: Aug. 11 2006,17:39

I suppose you could use some sort of playlist for the videos - you could always end up using a script wrapper for it.

I'm not sure if xscreensaver is capable of some sort of "more info" button by default, I suggest for you to search xscreensaver resources.