You are probably aware that recent versions of Gnome have removed the ScreenSaver Preferences dialog which used to let you configure your screensavers' options.

This is by design and it is not a bug, although it has been reported as one by many users. I personally feel it was a bad decision and since I always liked screensavers I decided to code a small utility that will let you configure your screensavers' settings. Although is is being specifically designed for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), I have successfully used it under Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) and openSUSE 10.3

The current version of this little applet supports the following features:

So, xFX Screensaver Settings is a complete replacement for the gnome-screensaver application providing all the features from the Gnome version plus:

• Automatic detection of all available screensavers
• Automatic detection of the screensavers' default settings (when possible)
• When executed with administrative privileges (gksudo) it can write the changes so that the next time the screensavers are launched utilize the user-define parameters
• Live preview of the selected screensaver (including a fullscreen mode)
• Automatic refresh of the screensaver preview whenever a setting is changed
• Ability to select which screensavers should be used in Random mode

xFX Screensaver Settings is available for download in various packaging formats: Download xFX Screensaver Settings for Ubuntu 7.10 (DEB Package) Download xFX Screensaver Settings Source Code (Tarball) Download xFX Screensaver Settings Source Code (Mono/C#/Gtk#) Download xFX Screensaver Settings Binary Package Download xFX Screensaver Settings README

Please make sure you read the included README file.