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Table 22. Parameters for a xen.ini File (continued)
Parameter Description
Type Specifies which type of screensaver to use.
0 Blank the Screen
1 Flying Bubbles
2 Moving Image
3 Showing Pictures
4 Playing Video
VideoLink Specifies the video link address of the video file.
Links with only http are supported. The mp4 video format is
supported.
VideoSpan Specifies the video displayed mode in the screen.
If the dual head is in span mode and VideoSpan=yes, it is spanned
across all the screens. If VideoSpan=no, it is displayed in the main
screen.
Imagefile This is an optional parameter and specifies an image
file residing in the bitmap sub-folder under the home folder to be
used as a Moving Image screensaver.
If Type is set to 2 and no image file is present then the default Dell
Wyse logo is used.
If Type is set to 3, pictures residing in picture subfolder under the
home folder are displayed.
If SelectGroup=yes, then the pictures residing in the picture
subfolder under the group folder are displayed. For example,
/xen/ini/{group_dir}/picture
If group pictures do not exist, global pictures are used. Supported
formats include JPG, GIF, PNG and BMP.
PictureTimer Specifies the interval to wait in seconds to display
another picture. Default value is 6 seconds.
PictureOrder Specifies the order of picture files to display. The
default is to use the order of sort from A to Z. If set to random,
pictures are displayed randomly.
PictureCheck Specifies whether to check for picture files
servers or not.
NOTE:
If set to always, the picture files in file servers are checked
when the screen saver starts every time. By default, the system
checks for picture files only when the screen saver starts for
the first time to decrease network traffic.
PictureLayout The optional parameter is used to specify the
arrangement on the desktop when pictures are displayed. For the
tile selection, the image is replicated across the desktop. For the
center selection, the image is placed at the center of the desktop
without any image size change. For the stretch selection, the image
is either expanded or shrinked to fill the desktop. The default value
is stretch.
SleepThe optional parameter is used to specify the interval
minutes to stop soft screen saver and turn off monitor. After
the specified minutes, since software screen saver starts up, the
software screen saver is stopped and turns off the monitor until
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