How do you set a screen saver as your desktop pic?

footloose301 · November 8, 2007 7:40PM

I was hoping somebody could lend a hand here and tell me how to put my Serene Screen Aquarium Screen Saver as my desktop. I love it and want to be able to work in my aquarium, so to speak.

Any help is appreciated.

mrpiddly · November 8, 2007 8:43PM

If you just want the screensaver as your desktop, try wallsaver.

also try deeper, which has alot more then just that, but its pretty good.

footloose301 · November 9, 2007 5:53AM

Thanks! Downloaded and tried both.

Wallsaver works for some screen savers but is a bit sketchy with the fish screen savers that I have.

Deeper looks cool but I have not been able to use it since I'm running Leopard. I downloaded and installed it and as soon as I open it there is a message that says "impossible to run on your version of os x."

1337_5l4xx0r · November 11, 2007 4:25AM

Code:

/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background

Type that into Terminal.app

use Control-c to kill it.

santa · November 15, 2007 5:58AM

G'day

Xback works with Leopard and Serene Marine Aquarium screen saver.

http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/xback.html

Regards

Santa

santa · November 15, 2007 5:43PM

G'day

I've run Xback overnight, at full frame rate, and found that Marine Aquarium screen saver crashes Time Machine backups.

I'm trying it now on limited frame rate (20 per sec.) and will report back.

Regards

Santa

footloose301 · November 16, 2007 5:21AM

Thanks.

footloose301 · November 16, 2007 5:03PM

XBack works really well with the "Flurry" SS.

santa · November 18, 2007 4:19AM

G'day

Marine Aquarium runs OK with Xback at 20 fps, using a core 2 duo, and Time Machine has behaved itself for the last two days.

Regards

Santa

How do you set a screen saver as your desktop pic?

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