JScreenSaver (jssaver)

[Java,screensaver,Windows XP,Windows Me] JScreenSaver is the middleware to make a screen saver for Windows in Java language. JScreenSaver itself is being written in the Java language and the C++ language. JScreenSaver starts the screen saver which you wrote in Java language.

Abstract

JScreenSaver is the middleware to make a screen saver for Windows in Java language. JScreenSaver itself is being written in the Java language and the C++ language. JScreenSaver starts the screen saver which you wrote in Java language.

• Environment: screensaver
• license: GNU LGPL
• status: stable
• programming language: Java2 SDK, Standard Edition 1.4.0_01 + Visual C++ 6.0
• developer: Yoshinori WATANABE, Tosiki IGA
• additional utilities: Jakarta Ant , JUnit.

Function

• Java2 Platform SDK 1.4.0 or higher is needed to run.
• Run your Java Application as screensaver on Windows XP, Windows Me.

How to run

Place these 3 files on WINDOWS directory.

• jssaver.scr
• jssaver.jar
• jssaver.cfg
  (-jar can't use on this version. You should use -classpath)

Screensavers using JScreenSaver

• JWormSaver
  
• lifegame (Japanese only)
  

Screensavers for other environment

• SwtScreenSaver (JScreenSaver SWT Edition)
  http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/no-ji/javasss/

Tested environment

• Windows XP Pro (JP)
• Windows 98 (JP)

How to build without Visual C++

launcher part of JScreenSaver can compile with

• Cygwin version 1.3.19
• gcc version 2.95.3-5
• windres 2.12.90

with compile option [-mno-cygwin]
(Thanx to SatohSin)

Credits (Thanx)

• Yoshinori Watanabe
• SatohSin (MORI)