mate-screensaver's GUI doesn't permit changes to the pictures folder option for the slideshow. This can present a small problem for some of us who have our pictures located in other places.
To change the Pictures folder in mate-screensaver, open a Terminal and enter:
sudo pluma /usr/share/applications/screensavers/personal-slideshow.desktop
Scroll down to the end of the file. Change the line that says:
Exec=/usr/lib/mate-screensaver/slideshow --location=/home/Pictures
to instead indicate your desired pictures folder. On my rig, it was:
Exec=/usr/lib/mate-screensaver/slideshow --location=/media/sda1/pix
Then click save. Go to Control Center | Preferences | Screensaver and you should see the Pictures Folder option. Click on it and presto, you should see a picture displayed in the preview.
Important: to disable mate-screensaver while watching videos, refer to this thread.
4 comments:
Hi,
I have a problem passing arguments to /usr/lib/mate-screensaver/slideshow.
If I put --location=mylocation screensaver disappears from screensaver's list.
I try with " or ' without success.
Finally I put
/usr/lib/mate-screensaver/slideshow --location=mylocation in /usr/lib/mate-screensaver/slides
and set Exec=/usr/lib/mate-screensaver/slides.
I do not use mate's screensaver any longer, nor Mate, so I cannot be of further assistance other than to recommend installing xscreensaver and uninstalling mate's screensaver.
With xscreensaver, it is possible to modify the config file in the hidden directory .xscreensaver, found in /Home, and get everything working. In fact I have wrestled with xscreensaver to the point that the error messages no longer display and it works fine as a slideshow without interfering with video playback. (Mate's screensaver is by default buggy and will activate during video playback.)
I used to use Mate, but ran into a strange problem unrelated to the screensaver problem. Script files stopped working from desktop shortcuts. There was no solution available, so I discarded Mate and installed KDE in its place. I am happy with KDE, although it too has annoyances such as KDE Wallet and Kmail.
--location=/media/WallPapers/NEW/ note in my case the tail / was needed
1) just add x-screensavers to MATE, here's the description how you can do it
http://greyblake.com/blog/2013/02/02/install-more-screensavers-on-mate-desktop/
2) type xscreensaver in terminal, press Enter
3) you will see the message that the program is not installed and terminal will tell you how to install it
4) now you have a separate control panel for x-screensavers
5) find "GL Slideshow"
6) go to advanced settings
7) specify the path to your pictures folder
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