This Python script generates .desktop entries from xscreensaver xml configuration files. It allows xfce4-screensaver (and likely MATE or GNOME screensaver) to discover installed xscreensaver screensavers.
- Python 3
- untangle
- glob
- argparse
./xfce4-screensaver-desktop-gen.py [--inputfile «filename»]
If the tool is run without arguments it will parse each xml file in /usr/share/xscreensaver/config and generate a corresponding .desktop entry in /usr/share/applications/screensavers/
The --inputfile flag can be used to force the script to process a single specified xml file.
It would be wise to confirm the location of the screensavers on your system; the script as configured is for a Gentoo AMD64 no-multilib system that stores them in /usr/lib64/misc/xscreensaver/. The XFCE Wiki suggests that /usr/lib/xscreensaver/ may be a good place to start.
Once the location has been confirmed the script can be amended to suit your configuration. For example:
sed 's/\/usr\/lib64\/misc\/xscreensaver\//\/usr\/lib\/xscreensaver\//' xfce4-screensaver-desktop-gen.py