Making a Screensaver with Java  
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java_killer





PostPosted: 2008-5-9 15:41:00 Top

java-programmer, Making a Screensaver with Java I like to make a screensaver with java. Can anyone help me?
 
RedGrittyBrick





PostPosted: 2008-5-9 17:32:00 Top

java-programmer >> Making a Screensaver with Java java_killer wrote:
> I like to make a screensaver with java. Can anyone help me?

Elsewhere you said

> I have no idea about Java.

If you want to write a program in Java, the first step is to learn Java.
I'd look for a training course, buy a book and read Sun's tutorials.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/index.html

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RGB
 
Kenneth P. Turvey





PostPosted: 2008-5-9 23:40:00 Top

java-programmer >> Making a Screensaver with Java On Fri, 09 May 2008 10:32:10 +0100, RedGrittyBrick wrote:

> java_killer wrote:
>> I like to make a screensaver with java. Can anyone help me?
>
> Elsewhere you said
>
>> I have no idea about Java.
>
> If you want to write a program in Java, the first step is to learn Java.
> I'd look for a training course, buy a book and read Sun's tutorials.
>
> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/index.html

Java might not be the best language choice for a screen saver.

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Kenneth P. Turvey <email***@***.com>
 
 
RedGrittyBrick





PostPosted: 2008-5-10 0:37:00 Top

java-programmer >> Making a Screensaver with Java Kenneth P. Turvey wrote:
> On Fri, 09 May 2008 10:32:10 +0100, RedGrittyBrick wrote:
>
>> java_killer wrote:
>>> I like to make a screensaver with java. Can anyone help me?
>> Elsewhere you said
>>
>>> I have no idea about Java.
>> If you want to write a program in Java, the first step is to learn Java.
>> I'd look for a training course, buy a book and read Sun's tutorials.
>>
>> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/index.html
>
> Java might not be the best language choice for a screen saver.
>

a) Java might be the best language choice for a cross-platform screen
saver. https://screensavers.dev.java.net/

b) The OP didn't ask which language is best.

c) I suspect the OP is hoping for some sort of ScreenSaver-o-matic that
converts "gimme blue one n zooming meteors, yeah n cool rap trax" into
software for him/her. Perhaps I've been reading newsgroups for too long :-)

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RGB
 
 
Kenneth P. Turvey





PostPosted: 2008-5-10 3:11:00 Top

java-programmer >> Making a Screensaver with Java On Fri, 09 May 2008 17:36:54 +0100, RedGrittyBrick wrote:

> a) Java might be the best language choice for a cross-platform screen
> saver. https://screensavers.dev.java.net/

I looked at this some time ago to run a screen saver while providing
status information during a long running task. What I found was that I
couldn't run any of the screen savers on my Linux box. I don't think
this system is really ready for prime time yet, but maybe they've come a
long way in the last year.

> b) The OP didn't ask which language is best.
>
> c) I suspect the OP is hoping for some sort of ScreenSaver-o-matic that
> converts "gimme blue one n zooming meteors, yeah n cool rap trax" into
> software for him/her. Perhaps I've been reading newsgroups for too long

On these two points you have me.. :-)

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Kenneth P. Turvey <email***@***.com>
 
 
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PostPosted: 2008-5-12 7:56:00 Top

java-programmer >> Making a Screensaver with Java RedGrittyBrick wrote:
> Kenneth P. Turvey wrote:
>> Java might not be the best language choice for a screen saver.
>
> a) Java might be the best language choice for a cross-platform screen
> saver. https://screensavers.dev.java.net/

I can not be done without JNI. JNI is a mess. I would say that
there need to be significant advantages using Java over other
languages in other parts of the code to compensate for the JNI
usage.

And the above link is not cross-platform - it is only some
versions of Windows, Linux and Solaris.

Arne