The overview screensaver also runs when no project is contemporaneously running (e.g., if BOINC is suspended), or when none of the currently running projects supports screensaver graphics. It appears when neither the overview screensaver nor project graphics are available, and displays a moving BOINC logo with messages such as 'Connecting to BOINC application' or 'BOINC screensaver loading.'īy default, the screensaver switches among the overview screensaver and project graphics periodically.

The screensaver coordinator controls the screensaver, selecting either the default screensaver or project graphics.

The project graphics display the graphics for one of the currently running tasks, e.g., However, many projects do not have screensaver graphics.

The overview screensaver displays general information, such as the BOINC status, a list of projects, etc.

NOTE: BOINC runs even if you don't use the screensaver. When the graphics application window has been found, it will be embedded into the XScreenSaver-provided fullscreen-window, the root window, the preview window or a newly created window, depending on the environment, using the XEMBED method. Not every graphics application seems to support this, but this method has been successfully tested with and.

The window created by the graphics application is then searched for using X11 window properties, such as 'WM_COMMAND'.

When run, this screensaver connects to the BOINC client via RPC, asks for graphics providing tasks and starts a random graphics application. If your BOINC directory differs from /var/lib/boinc, you can use the -boinc_dir command line argument. To use this screensaver, please add the following to the 'programs' preference in your. This is a XScreenSaver compatible BOINC screensaver for Unix/X11. Select BOINCSaver from the list of screen savers.Under the Apple menu, select System Preferences.Click Personalize, select Screen Saver, and select BOINC.The BOINC client software on Windows and Mac OS X includes a screensaver program, which you can select as your screensaver.

Setting screen saver mac