macOS Screensavers, Desktops, and Terminal.

[Cyberpawz]

Ok this command allows you to create a screensaver as your desktop...

nohup /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background

How can I create a simple little program from the menubar allow me to turn on, or off this command without going through the terminal each time I want to do it?

Any help would be appreciated... I have XCode downloaded so if I need to I'll make and compile something if I have to, I just don't know how to go through the terminal and do it myself.

 

[superbovine]

it is something like this. make an applescript..

how to write an applescript

http://www.mactipscafe.com/tip021/

tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script with command "nohup /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background"
end tell

my syntax maybe a little of. I am not sure on the quotes, but yeah it something like that.

 

[Mechcozmo]

Do you run the same command to swap the value from true to false and from false to true?

 

[mrfrosty]

An alternative would be to use "backlight"

 

[Cyberpawz]

An alternative would be to use "backlight"

It crashes the desktop in 10.4.4 after it comes back from sleep, not my idea of a good game plan.