Screen Saver Panel

Available in: Actual Window Manager, Actual Multiple Monitors.

The Screen Saver panel allows you configure Multi-monitor Screen Saver:

• Screen Saver Preview control - displays the current layout of displays and the customized screen saver view in according to settings specified below on this tab;

• Current Windows screen saver radio button - select this option if you want to leave current Windows screen saver settings intact;

• Settings... button - click this button to open the regular "Display Properties" Windows dialog with the "Screen Saver" tab activated;

• Single screen saver over entire desktop radio button - select this option if you have more than one monitor and want to stretch the desired screen saver over entire composite desktop;

  Hint
  This feature can be useful if you have two or more monitors of the same physical size and the same screen resolution, arranged side by side, and want to get the consistent screen saver view (as if you would have one large display).
  Note
  If you have a single monitor - selecting this option is similar to selecting Individual screen saver on each monitor.

• Individual screen saver on each monitor radio button - select this option if you have more than one monitor and want to customize the screen saver on each monitor independently (as if it would be a separate desktop). In the related combo box you can see the name of currently selected display device and select another display from the list;

• The mode settings group allows customizing the screen saver for the selected mode:

  • Screen saver combo box - here you can select any screen saver installed in your system;

  • Settings... button - click this button if the selected screen saver exposes any additional options, and you want to customize them.

• Wait edit box - specify here how long (in minutes) the system should wait for user input (any keyboard/mouse activity) before activating a screen saver;

• On resume, display Welcome screen check box - mark it if you want to protect your desktop from an unauthorized access when the screen saver shuts down: if this option is enabled the system will display the Welcome screen instead of your desktop after deactivating the screen saver;

• Preview button - runs the Multi-monitor Screen Saver in a preview mode with the currently selected settings.