html to screen saver

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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

Hywel said:
It can't.

Depends.

With (Java)scripting on Windows(?) systems with Internet Explorer, it can,
when running as HyperText Application (.hta). See the Windows 2k/XP(?)
Software item from the Control Panel -- that is an HTA.

HTML alone cannot, since it is a markup language, not a programming language.


PointedEars
 
F

Fabian

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn hu kiteb:
Depends.

With (Java)scripting on Windows(?) systems with Internet Explorer, it
can, when running as HyperText Application (.hta). See the Windows
2k/XP(?) Software item from the Control Panel -- that is an HTA.

HTML alone cannot, since it is a markup language, not a programming
language.

<BODY BGCOLOR="black">
[assume all other tags necessary to make a compliant document]

That is pure html, and would make a pretty effective screen saver,
assuming the OS can run it in a full screen mode with all browser
controls hidden.
 
H

Hywel Jenkins

Depends.

With (Java)scripting on Windows(?) systems with Internet Explorer, it can,
when running as HyperText Application (.hta). See the Windows 2k/XP(?)
Software item from the Control Panel -- that is an HTA.

HTML alone cannot, since it is a markup language, not a programming language.

So you're saying that I'm right, then? Good.
 
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

Fabian said:
Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn hu kiteb:
[screensaver]
HTML alone cannot, since it is a markup language, not a programming
language.

<BODY BGCOLOR="black">
[assume all other tags necessary to make a compliant document]

That is pure html, and would make a pretty effective screen saver,
assuming the OS can run it in a full screen mode with all browser
controls hidden.

A screensaver requires an executable which HTML documents are not. A
screensaver executable could call the user agent to display the document,
however.


PointedEars
 
F

Fabian

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn hu kiteb:
A screensaver requires an executable which HTML documents are not. A
screensaver executable could call the user agent to display the
document, however.

And there was me thinking a screen saver was merely a device to save the
screen. How about the original screen saver - the monitor's power
button?
 
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

Fabian said:
How about the original screen saver - the monitor's power button?

Often on-/off-switching shortens the lifetime of monitors :)


PointedEars
 

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