On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:36:26PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 10:21:02PM +0000, q wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 09:16:14PM +0000, q wrote: > > > debs, > > > > > > since i use rather nice background images for my > > > potato boxes, i like to keep the screens on even though, > > > i may not be using my computers for more than 15 > > > minutes, after which the screens go black. > > > > > > which package controls the "black-out" feature? > > > (xscreensaver is listed as, "pn" by "dpkg -l > > > xscreensaver," so i don't believe it's that package.) > > > > rob and bob, thank you. > > > > bentley taylor. > > care to write up a newbieDoc on "how to keep your screen > from blanking out" now that you've figured it out? > > -- > volunteer to document your experience for next week's > newbies -- http://www.eGroups.com/messages/newbieDoc > > > --
i wish i could take credit for figuring it out, but it was rob hudson who advised me of this elegant command: xset s off and it was bob nielsen who advised: man xset hth. (i would have attached their email responses, but i haven't figured out how to do that in mutt, yet.) bentley taylor. //
