CubicGrid (Standalone Windows Screensaver)

This repository now contains a standalone C implementation of CubicGrid that does not depend on xlockmore or any third-party libraries.

Files

• cubicgrid.c: Win32 + OpenGL screensaver source.
• build_scr.bat: Builds cubicgrid.scr using cl (MSVC) or gcc (MinGW).

Build

From c:\Programming\cubicgrid:

build_scr.bat

Output:

• cubicgrid.scr

Run modes

• cubicgrid.scr /s: Full-screen screensaver mode.
• cubicgrid.scr /c: Configuration dialog.
• cubicgrid.scr /p <HWND>: Preview mode used by Windows Screen Saver Settings.

Configuration options

/c lets you set and save:

• speed
• zoom
• ticks
• bigdots

Notes:

• speed is stored with up to 11 decimal places.
• ticks must be between 1 and 333.

Settings are stored in HKCU\Software\CubicGrid.