[NotNobody]

I spent $25 on this gorgeous screensaver, hoping I would be able to use it with my HTPC. I would be willing to pay someone $20 to make a simple screensaver addon that launches C:\Program Files\Dream Aquarium\DreamAquarium.exe

I'm hoping this will be fairly easy for someone to do. Here is the screensaver running on my dual mon desktop. Would look unreal on an HDTV.

[henrava]

Try this, for free!

Add a item to home.xml in this way:

<item id="13">
<label>Fish</label>
<onclick>XBMC.System.Exec(d:\\fish\ss3dfish.scr)</onclick>
<icon>d:\\fish\ss3dfish.png</icon>
</item>

item -> check the number, it must be unique
label -> is the title you see in home
onclick -> try always to put your app in a dir < 8 characters

[NotNobody]

Hey henrava,

Thanks for the info. I'll try this out tomorrow. Will be the next best thing to having it as a screensaver.

[coastal]

Cheers Henrava,
That's sorted me out. Looks cracking on a big telly.

[Zokkel]

Are you saying that works while there's music playing?
Can you see or enable music info with an external screensaver?
Cause I was looking for an aquarium or fireplace music-visualisation, but if that works with the music info on top of it, that would be marvelous. Then it's a 'gotta have'!

Can you do that with any other external screensaver? Also on Mac?

[Zokkel]

Damn, did some research and I think I might have the answer myself: NO

If I understand correctly it starts the program (screensaver in this example) and stops any other application that is running within xbmc...
pitty pitty pitty, for a moment there I thaught I had the solution to my problem.

So then, is there a way to run two applications at a time? (play music and run the screensaver?)
That would solve it again

[Xdan]

Thanks for the info, will also try this out!

[djonesax]

Damn, did some research and I think I might have the answer myself: NO

If I understand correctly it starts the program (screensaver in this example) and stops any other application that is running within xbmc...
pitty pitty pitty, for a moment there I thaught I had the solution to my problem.

So then, is there a way to run two applications at a time? (play music and run the screensaver?)
That would solve it again

Did you ever figure this out? I am trying to do the same thing.

David

[Tripp]

That's cool. Is there a way that could work on a Mac? They have a Mac version.