xscreensaver-getimage-file: no suitable images in directory

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Thu, 2006-06-01 at 08:54 -0500, Nitebirdz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Any idea how to configure the GNOME screensaver to use a slideshow?  I
> know there is a GLSlideshow entry in the configuration tool, and one can
> then check the Advanced tab and enter a directory where the images are.
> However, as soon as I activate the screensaver it shows the following
> error:
> 
>   xscreensaver-getimage-file: no suitable images in <directory> (after
>       50 tries)
> 
> 
> The directory I specified contains simple JPG files.  Is there anything
> special I should do to make the images "suitable"?  I searched around a
> bit, and couldn't find much information on this.  The "Xscreensaver FAQ"
> contains a mention to other programs that can be run in order to
> accomplish this, such as "chbg" and "xv".  I tried with "chbg", and it
> didn't seem to help.  In any case, the same FAQ refers to GLSlideshow as
> if it should work by default, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
> 
>   http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#slideshow
> 
> 
> Any suggestions, please?
> 
> ----------------
> Nitebirdz
> http://www.sacredchaos.com/
> 
I hope this helps:
If you had the old xscreensaver, glslideshow and others still
honor the old ~/.xscreensaver file for configuration if it exists. So
you need a line like this in ~/.xscreensaver to set your images
directory for glslideshow:

     imageDirectory: /home/username/pictures/slideshow

and optionally:

     chooseRandomImages: True
     
Since in Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) xscreensaver has been replaced with
the
gnome-screensaver, you could try this.

If you had the old xscreensaver, glslideshow and others still
honor the old ~/.xscreensaver file for configuration if it exists. So
you need a line like this in ~/.xscreensaver to set your images
directory for glslideshow:

     imageDirectory: /home/username/pictures/slideshow

and optionally:

     chooseRandomImages: True

Otherwise, install the xscreensaver.

-- 
        Charlie
        Don't let anyone steal your dream!