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<H3><A NAME="s4">4. Screen Saver</A></H3>

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<P>The Screen Saver setup dialog is comprised of three sections:
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<LI>The screen saver <B>Preview Monitor</B>.</LI>
<LI>The  choice of <B>Screen Saver</B> program to run.</LI>
<LI>The global screen saver <B>Settings</B>.


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<H3><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 Preview Monitor</A>
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<P>This is a minature representation of your screen saver, using the current
settings.  
To apply these settings to your display, press the <B>Apply</B>
button to continue using the KDE display setup utility or <B>Ok</B> button
to apply your changes and quit.
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<P>In the corners of this monitor are four grey boxes.  These boxes indicate
what action to take if the cursor is left in one of the corners for more than
5 seconds.  The options are:
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<LI><B>Ignore</B> - take no action</LI>
<LI><B>Save Screen</B> - invoke the screen saver</LI>
<LI><B>Lock Screen</B> - lock the screen</LI>
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<P>To select an option, place the mouse over a grey box, and right-click;
make your choice in the dialog box that opens. If the Save or Lock
option is selected, this
is shown in the corresponding grey box: ("s" = Save, "l" = Lock). 
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<P><EM>Note:</EM> Pressing <B>Ok</B> or <B>Apply</B> applies changes made in
<EM>all</EM> of the display setup modules.
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<H3><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 Screen Saver</A>
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<P>Choose the particular screen saver program that runs from the list.  
The working screen saver will
be shown in minature in the preview monitor.
(<CODE>No screensaver</CODE> is the default.)
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<P>Most screen savers have settings which can be changed by clicking the
<B>Setup...</B> button.  This will display a dialog specific to the
currently selected screen saver.
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<P>The <B>Test</B> button runs the screen saver immediately, full screen,
for a short interval.
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<H3><A NAME="ss4.3">4.3 Settings</A>
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<P>Enter the time (in minutes) without activity to wait before the screen saver
is invoked.
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<P>Selecting the <B>Requires Password</B> option
will make the screen saver prompt you for
your password before restoring the screen.
<P>Select the  <B>Show password as stars</B> option
for the screensaver password box
to show the number of characters typed.
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<P>The <B>Priority</B> slider sets the priority 
of the screen saver 
relative to other running processes.
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