Collection of Windows screensavers that run under emulated Wine

To download:

git clone https://github.com/Botspot/Screensavers

To run: (in terminal)

~/Screensavers/gui

Screenshot of the GUI:

Notes:

• This is new and in beta. Unlike Pi-Apps, this application does not try to automatically work through problems. You (the user) are expected to identify problems and correct them yourself.
• This requires a working x86 Wine install. Use Pi-Apps to install the "Wine (x86)" app if you're not using TwisterOS.
  Wine stores its settings (Wine prefix) in ~/.screensavers
• This requires the YAD dialog program to be installed. If you use Pi-Apps or Pi Power Tools, it will already be installed. If not, install YAD manually: sudo apt install yad
• This should run fine on any Linux system: arm, x86, Debian, or some other distro.
• This repository is a fork of phoenixbyrd/Screensavers. I (Botspot) saw great potential in Phoenixbyrd's simplistic screensaver collection. I took what Phoenixbyrd did, added several screensavers, took screenshots, and reworked all the scripts to interface with a GUI of my own design.

To add your own screensaver:

Be aware that 3D screensavers don't work. Examples include Leonardo Da Vinci, Space, River, Nature, and Underwater. :(

• Duplicate an existing screensaver folder and rename it. For example, copy /home/pi/Screensavers/Bubbles to /home/pi/Screensavers/newScreensaver
• Delete the screenshots, and you might as well get rid of settings.sh, as it'll be generated later.
• Drop in whatever files are necessary for your screensaver to work. Usually, only a single .scr file is needed, but others may require additional fonts.
• Edit the install.sh script to make it copy your files to the wine prefix. Please use relative paths (instead of absolute paths like /home/pi), as demonstrated in Botspot's provided scripts.
• Edit the run.sh script to run your desired .scr file from the wine prefix. Example syntax:
  WINEPREFIX=~/.screensavers wine fireplace.scr /s <-- replace "fireplace.scr" with your desired screensaver executable.
• At this point, the screensaver should install and preview fine from the GUI. When you click "Settings...", a settings.sh script will be generated for you.
• Last of all, take a screenshot of your screensaver in action, and copy the image (png format) to your folder. Don't worry about renaming it or resizing it - the gui script will handle it. (The imagemagick package should be installed on your system to do this.)

Download official Windows screensavers:

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.pconlife.com+*.scr

Find 3rd party Windows screensavers here:

https://www.screensaversplanet.com/