macOS Sleep Script

[Macman1993]

Alright my hot-corners only work about 10% of the time and when I leave my comp I want the screen saver on. My scripting abilities are so small that I cant write this script myself so would someone please write me a script that would start the screen saver for me. If you could just paste the text into a post it would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah also if you could write it in applescript that would also be appreciated.

 

[GGJstudios]

I use a hot corner to start my screen saver and it never fails to work, as long as I don't move my mouse out of the corner before the screen saver launches.

 

[Macman1993]

I normally do that too but mine rarely work anymore, i'm sure that I'm putting my curser in the corner properly just to take that possibility out. I'll call apple about it I just want a way to start my screen saver in the mean time.

 

[GGJstudios]

I found this, but can't vouch for whether it works or not:

Download a program called Spark:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14352

Set up a new keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Option+Ctrl+S is what I use, then set it to do this applescript:

do shell script "/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine"

 

[Darkroom]

not sure about starting your screen saver, but if you are running Mac OS 10.5, you can press Control + Shift + Eject to sleep your display.

 

[GGJstudios]

Yes, that sleeps the display, but won't allow a password lock, like a screen saver will. There's no security provided in sleeping the display.

 

[Macman1993]

I don't want to sleep the display I want to start the screen Saver.

 

[Macman1993]

I found this, but can't vouch for whether it works or not:

Download a program called Spark:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14352

Set up a new keyboard shortcut, Cmd+Option+Ctrl+S is what I use, then set it to do this applescript:

do shell script "/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine"

Cool program but that script didn't work for me.

 

[Macman1993]

Turns out spark has a built in script to do just what I wanted. Thanks for giving me this app.