I only have the screen saver run for two minutes and then it goes dark and I'm not wasting cycles any more. I would really like a button so that when I'm done with my work I can say, "I'm done, start the BOINC, let me watch it for a minute and leave my computer feeling good about the donated cycles." It gives me a tangible reminder of being part of this giant project. I'm still new to this and for a little while, at least, I like to see the screen saver to remind me of what is going on and watch it process. I really don't think this is a left field kind of request. And if that Start Now button could be combined with the screen saver functionality, so much the better. In that case a Start Now button would be great. Of course if you run BOINC all the time I guess a Start Now button wouldn't really be needed, but allow just for a moment that some people don't want to run it all the time. I'm sure you all mean to be helpful, but it isn't coming across like that. I'm sorry to shout, but everybody really seems dead set against this and is really pushing back on something that I really find to be a no brainer. ALL I WANT is a button that says, "START RUNNING BOINC NOW!" ![]() And whether or not I have a delay or have set 80% of my processors or any of this.įorget the screensaver for a moment. I am a fairly sophisticated person and understand that the screen saver is actually just a graphical representation of what is going on behind the scenes, but it whatever else it is, it is also a screen saver.īut despite the technical semantics of whether the thing called BOINC screensaver is or isn't a screen saver and despite whether or not things run in low priority mode or not. I'm going to say that BOINC screen saver is a screen saver. And in my system preferences for screen saver there is something called BOINC. Suggestion: Boinc projects run at low priority so most modern computers have no problem having it always running in background. If you have your preference set to stop Boinc when user is active it can't work since the project isn't running. You have to select a running WU to activate the 'Show Graphic' button. You will find that most of users that are active in the forums don't use the screensaver (a waste of CPU cycles) This forum is for suggestions, but the dev rarely have time to read them. Or is this forum not to make suggestions? ![]() So, start now." Why is that such a difficult thing to be asking for? Hey I know I told you to wait X minutes, but I really am smarter than a computer and I know that I want you to start now. I want a button that says, "I'm done, start now. The whole point of having a place to ask for features is that maybe sometimes the way things work isn't the best and doesn't make sense to somebody else. I'm really just trying to add a feature request/wish list. Maybe the screen saver is acting as it should, and perhaps as you think it should. Of course as soon as I click the button, BOINC thinks I'm active and suspends all activity. But then once BOINC starts the button is active. I'm guessing because I need to wait for one minute for BOINC to realize that I'm not active.
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