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This app can support other Screensavers as Backgrounds. If you would like that email me at michaelgdimmitt@gmail.com or open an issue.\n\n## Adjusting Aerial Settings\n\n1. Open System Preferences -\u003e Desktop \u0026 Screen Saver -\u003e Screen Saver\n2. Choose Aerial and click on Screen Saver Options to select your settings.\n3. Location Labels not installed by default, check \"Show Label for Location\" in Screen Saver Options.\n\n![screen saver options](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11463275/28892748-f6b50d30-779c-11e7-9c28-56b5727e0aa4.png)\n\n## Uninstallation\n\n* Open **Uninstall.app** to uninstall.\n* Right-click on the Aerial screen saver in System Preferences and select `Delete \"Aerial\"`.\n* Or delete the file(s) directly. macOS can store screen savers in two locations. `/Library/Screen Savers` and `/Users/YOURUSERNAME/Library/Screen Savers`. Check both locations for a file called \"Aerial.saver\" and delete any copies you find.\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n## Aerial Installed by default with project. \n\nIf you only want Aerial as a screensaver without the desktop change, simply open **Uninstall.app**\u003cbr\u003e\nand you are done! The afterward uninstall steps are for removing the Aerial Screensaver.\n\nTo find more information on Aerial navigate to: \nhttps://github.com/JohnCoates/Aerial\u003cbr\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\n## Note:\n\nThe screensaver engine takes your default screensaver to project as a desktop background.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Community\n- **Found a bug?** [Open an issue](https://github.com/MichaelDimmitt/ScreenSaver_to_DesktopBackground_mac/issues/new). Try to be as specific as possible.\n- **Have a feature request?** [Open an issue](https://github.com/MichaelDimmitt/ScreenSaver_to_DesktopBackground_mac/issues/new). Tell me why this feature would be useful, and why you and others would want it.\n\n## Contribute\nI appreciate all pull requests.\n\n## Useful Links\n\n#### When I wanted the screensaver as a desktop background these were the windows to the solution.\n\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.techradar.com/how-to/computing/apple/easy-mac-hacks-set-screen-saver-as-desktop-background-1305622\"\u003etechradar_article_By_MacLife_Set_Screen_Saver_as_Desktop_Background\u003c/a\u003e\n\n#### When I wanted the change to happen when the computer woke from sleep:\nhttps://nathangrigg.com/2012/07/schedule-jobs-using-launchd\nhttps://github.com/MichaelDimmitt/mac_plist_launch_agent\n\n## License\n[MIT License](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichaelDimmitt/ScreenSaver_to_DesktopBackground_mac/master/LICENSE)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Faerial-desktop%2Fthe_frustration_desktop","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Faerial-desktop%2Fthe_frustration_desktop","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Faerial-desktop%2Fthe_frustration_desktop/lists"}