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(12.3.1-en) Screensaver

Owned by Emese Pogany
Aug 01, 2023
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This article shows how to configure the screensaver in IGEL OS.

You can configure the activation of the screensaver under Screenlock / Screensaver > Options. For details, see (12.3.1-en) Options 5.

Menu path: User Interface > Desktop > Screenlock / Screensaver > Screensaver





Screen background color

Color palette for determining the background color of the screen in screensaver mode. Click the color preview square to open the color selector.



Enable image display

☑ An image will be shown as the screensaver. (Default)



File for screensaver logo

Complete path for an individual image file or directory that contains an unlimited number of images. If no path is given, the IGEL logo will be used.

If you enter a folder instead of a single image file as the source, all images in the folder will be displayed as a slide show. The display time for the images can be configured under Image duration.



One image per monitor

☑ If a number of monitors are used, a different image will be shown on each one. (Default)

☐ Images will be distributed over the monitors.



Image duration

Time in seconds until the image is changed. (Default: 10)



Image display mode

Type of display. The following are available to choose from:

  • Small-sized hopping: Small images are shown in changing positions. (Default)

  • Medium-sized hopping: Larger images are shown in changing positions.

  • Full-screen center cut-out: The images are shown in full-screen size. However, they may be clipped.

  • Full-screen letterbox: The images are shown as large as possible in relation to the screen size.



Clock display monitor

Selects the monitor on which the clock is to be shown. The following are available to choose from:

  • None (Default)

  • All

  • Display [1-8]



Show seconds

☑ Time is shown with seconds in digital format.

☐ Time is shown without seconds in digital format. (Default)



Clock display size

The following sizes are available to choose from:

  • Tiny

  • Small

  • Medium

  • Large

  • Huge



Horizontal clock position

The following screen positions are available to choose from:

  • Left

  • Center

  • Right



Vertical clock position

The following screen positions are available to choose from:

  • Top

  • Center

  • Bottom



Clock background color

Color palette for determining the background color of the clock. Click the color preview square to open the color selector.



Clock background opacity percentage

The opacity of the clock background. (Default: 75)



Clock foreground color

Color palette for determining the color of the numbers displayed. Click the color preview square to open the color selector.