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07-16-2012
08:51 AM
Custom screensaver in some parts of app?
Is it possible to have a custom screensaver only in some parts of my app? Part of my app is an audio player and I only want the custom screensaver when it is playing music, otherwise I would want it to use the default screensaver.
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RokuJoel
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07-16-2012
10:23 AM
Re: Custom screensaver in some parts of app?
I'm pretty sure that it is all or nothing. However, if your custom screensaver exits, I think the flashing Roku screensaver takes over, so you could perhaps have your in-channel screensaver check if it should be running, and exit if it should not.
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07-16-2012
10:40 AM
Re: Custom screensaver in some parts of app?
Joel is correct. If you exit your custom screensaver, the default screensaver will kick in, so you could write a file to tmp:/ any time your custom screensaver should run, and delete it when it shouldn't, then have your RunScreensaver() function check for that file before starting the screensaver.
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07-16-2012
11:16 AM
Re: Custom screensaver in some parts of app?
Thanks, that's a couple of good ideas.