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NAME
       xscreensaver-getimage-desktop - put a desktop image on the root window

SYNOPSIS
       xscreensaver-getimage-desktop [-display host:display.screen]
       [--verbose] [--stdout]

DESCRIPTION
       The xscreensaver-getimage-desktop program is a helper program for the
       xscreensaver hacks that manipulate images.  Specifically, it is invoked
       by xscreensaver-getimage(1) as needed.  This is not a user-level
       command.

       This program is only used on MacOS X / XDarwin systems, because on
       those systems, it's necessary to use the screencapture(1) program to
       get an image of the desktop -- the usual X11 mechanism for grabbing the
       screen doesn't work on OSX.

       This script works by running screencapture(1) to get a PDF, then
       converting it to a JPEG with pdf2jpeg(1), then loading it onto the
       window with xscreensaver-getimage-file(1).

OPTIONS
       xscreensaver-getimage-desktop accepts the following options:

       --verbose
           Print diagnostics.

       --stdout
           Instead of loading the image onto the root window, write it to
           stdout as a PBM file.

SEE ALSO
       screencapture(1), pdf2jpeg(1), X(1), xscreensaver(1),
       xscreensaver-demo(1), xscreensaver-getimage(1),
       xscreensaver-getimage-file(1), xscreensaver-getimage-video(1),

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2003 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
       purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above
       copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
       notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
       No representations are made about the suitability of this software for
       any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied
       warranty.

AUTHOR
       Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 20-Oct-03.

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