how do I stop xscreensaver splash from displaying after starting X?

[greenflash]

I'm running Debian 3.1 using Fluxbox. In my .xinitrc file i have
the following lines:

--- .xinitrc -----
xscreensaver &
fluxbox

So when i startx, the xscreensaver splash screen shows up, which has
the Settings and Help buttons, and then it eventually goes away.

Is there a way to disable the xscreensaver splash after I start X?

Or what's the best way to automatically start xscreensaver?

[Krendoshazin]

When you get the splash screen come up, click prefs and you should have the preferences option dialog come up, under the tab "screensaver options" there's an option that says "display splash screen at startup", unselect this and it should solve your problem.

Here's an image to make it clearer:
http://www3.hino.meisei-u.ac.jp/circ...aver-prefs.png

Hope that helps.

[greenflash]

When you get the splash screen come up, click prefs and you should have the preferences option dialog come up, under the tab "screensaver options" there's an option that says "display splash screen at startup", unselect this and it should solve your problem.

Here's an image to make it clearer:
http://www3.hino.meisei-u.ac.jp/circ...aver-prefs.png

thanks for the reply, Krendoshazin, but, unfortunately, my xscreensaver doesn't have that option. =( i checked my version, and it looks like i'm running Xscreensaver 4.21, 01-March-2005.

[Ethyriel]

I'm not using xscreensaver anymore, so I'm pretty sure this will still work...

In ~/.xscreensaver use the boolean 'splash' option: set it to false. I'd give you more guidance, but I don't have the dotfile to check out. I hate to say it, but read the manual, it's there. Or at least it was, maybe Jamie took it out... but it's here:
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man...ensaver.1.html

[greenflash]

I'm not using xscreensaver anymore, so I'm pretty sure this will still work...

In ~/.xscreensaver use the boolean 'splash' option: set it to false. I'd give you more guidance, but I don't have the dotfile to check out. I hate to say it, but read the manual, it's there. Or at least it was, maybe Jamie took it out... but it's here:
http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man...ensaver.1.html

Ethyriel, thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I did see a "splash:" line in my .xscreensaver file. i can't believe i missed that. Thanks again!