matrix desktop

[vega44]

i seen techtv do it on linux? does anyone know how to do that? or anything like that? like have IM chat right on the desktop or somthing crazzy like that??

[desdinova]

If you run some of the xscreensavers with the right options you can have animated desktop backgrounds...

http://alien2thisworld.net/sitePages/tutorials/animatedWallpaper.html

4) Running the screensaver as your wallpaper

If you have multiple versions of Xscreensaver, make sure you know where each is installed. I ran /usr/local/bin/xscreensaver-demo; and browsed through the available screensavers. When you find one that you like, click "Settings", then "Advanced >>". Look at the "command line" box to see what is actually executed. In my case, I decided on Strange. I messed with the settings until I like how fast it moves and how it looks. Then, from a terminal execute what is printed in the "Advanced >>" command line box.
I typed: ~/xscreensaver-4.13/hacks/strange -root -delay 15000 -ncolors 255&
I minimize the terminal window and sit back to watch. When you close some terminals, the screensaver is killed with it, but you can just start up your screensaver from ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession) when X starts.
Example ~/.xinitrc:


~/xscreensaver-4.13/hacks/strange -root -delay 15000 -ncolors 255&
wmcpumon &
wmnetmon &
fluxbox

[sonny]

Wow... that is so cool... I'm gonna try it this weekend, cuz I think it will take a while to make it work in Gnome... thanks for the link, good tweak.