So how do i stop a screensaver after I started one?

[kgschlosser]

OK the solution is simple

It is extremely simple.


create a macro. in that macro add the Find Window action. In the action you will want to put in the screen saver name in the Program box.

for the bubbles screensaver you would put bubbles.scr

Set the following settings

Stop macro if target is not found - checked
search invisible items - checked
Only Return - checked - 1 match

click on OK

then after that action add the Close action


Done!

You can use the process watcher plugin to get the name of the screen saver. and simply add a .scr to the end of it.


Bubbles - bubbles.scr
Mystify - mystify.scr
Ribbons - ribbons.scr
Photos - photoscreensaver.scr
Blank - scrnsave.scr
3DText - sstext3d.scr

that covers all of the stock screen savers.

[meemer22]

I couldn't get that task watcher plugin to work, where is the download?

[kgschlosser]

you need the process watcher plugin. it is included with EG

follow the instructions in my last post.

[meemer22]

The process watcher plugin only shows processcreated RODFLA~1 when the screensaver is activated. Do i just add the .scr file extension to it, or is it a malfunction with eg?

[kgschlosser]

LOL @malfunction.


WAYYY back when computer had the processing power of a calculator and the Operating system of choice was DOS. there was this really cooky limitation called 8.3 8 characters for the filename and 3 characters for the extension. so when it got changed to support 255 characters there had to be a way to make it backwards compatible so the ~ in the filename was born. so that is what you are seeing. You can do a couple of things try to kill it as you see it simply adding the .scr to the end. the other is you are going to have to search your drive for it. replacing the ~ with a * and adding the scr when you do a search on your drive should reveal the filename.