On Monday 17 August 2015 15:49:49 doug wrote: > On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, [email protected] wrote: > > > > [...] > > > >> so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio is a > >> good idea. > > > > Be warned that this has been a long standing hot-button issue. You might > > get very strong opinions in both directions (or you might get just very > > few, because people are wary of protracted flame wars). > > > > Better try more concrete questions: how to achieve X with pulseaudio. Or > > what are your choices besides pulseaudio. > > > > regards > > - -- tomás > > I have p/a on pclos, and in the past I have had to disable it, but the > latest version seems to work. > The commands in the gui's are a bit tricky--some don't seem to work > sometimes--perhaps they > depend on some other command. You just have to play with it to some > extent. The main gain > I see over alsa is the ability to direct audio out to two channels--a > built-in sound chip on the mobo > and the HDMI output (which includes audio) from a GeForce video card. > that way you can set > up a Youtube or or other media source on your local display, and pipe it > to your TV at the same > time. > BTW: if you're going to watch a long video, you may want to get a mouse > jiggler, so the picture > doesn't go away after a few minutes. > > --doug
Why not just: $ xset -dpms before the video starts? And deal with your screensaver. Lisi
