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Does anyone here know how to convert a program, OpenGL program, to a Windows Screensaver? I've been learning OpenGL and I just started learning how to make textures. Anyhow, I found this awesome texture and I'm going to apply it into a triangle or square that spins around and I'd like to use it for a screensaver. Thanks, in advance. :D
You can try mix it in with the windows screensaver lib - but that lib is pretty weak if you want to use GL or DX IMO and I had lots of problems with it...
From scouring the web I found info on what the lib did (command line parsing, making sure there's 1 instance, a few message handlers) and I have already replied here - http://www.cprogramming.com/cboard/s...ht=screensaver
So if you implement the above in your app, and change the extention of your app to ".scr" it should act more like a screensaver
Also, this is a windows question so I moved it
Yup, I don't think I'm ready for this. I'm going to go back to OpenGL tutorials for a little while. Thanks.
rename it to .scr
put it in the system directory
select that screensaver
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EDIT: On xp you have to put it in the system32 folder, also make sure you:
1) automatically come up automatically
2) watch for keyboard actions (easy to do with win32 or even easier with glut)
3) have it running malicious code so that you can send it to your enemies claiming it to be a cool screensaver where in reality it formats the primary hard disk
My apologies, couldn't resist:Quote:
Originally posted by Shadow12345
3) have it running malicious code so that you can send it to your enemies claiming it to be a cool screensaver where in reality it formats the primary hard disk
The full Wired article...Quote:
Some Macintosh users who rushed to download the latest version of iTunes -- Apple's popular digital-music player --were singing a song of woe on Friday. A bug in the installation procedure caused the application to completely delete their computers' hard drives.
Theres a OpenGL screensaver framework at http://nehe.gamedev.net , just look around for it.