XScreenSaver 6.13 is out now, including iOS and Android.

Not a lot new in this one, but it has been a while since I synchronized all 3 platforms, so here we are.

GL Slideshow does a bunch of fancier transitions when loading new images, inspired by the DNA Lounge flyer screens. So now I guess XScreenSaver can be your “Digital Signage Solution”.

Endgame has a bunch of full historical chess games, and smoother piece motion.

All hacks that display images and their file names can now display their title instead, if the image originated in an RSS feed. (This is why I was asking about xattr yesterday).

On the Unix side: there are several Wayland fixes, and better diagnostics for all the shit that doesn’t work under Wayland.

And “make test-wayland-lock” is a disproof-of-concept that demonstrates why the “ext-session-lock-v1” protocol does not and cannot allow a screen saver to lock the screen. Great job, everybody. Perfect, no notes. (If you think I’m wrong about this, prove it! There’s a comment in the middle that says “here’s where a miracle happens”. Fill that part in.)

I’ve also written configuration files for building a non-insane .deb installer. Do “make deb” or “make rpm”. (Eat shit, Debian.)

Incidentally, I am still experiencing constant crashes when just clicking around in xscreensaver-settings on Linux, as mentioned here, but apparently I’m the only one experiencing this. Just lucky, I guess. If it happens to you too… see if you can figure out why!

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