On Monday 17 August 2015 16:31:04 doug wrote: > On 08/17/2015 11:00 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 17 August 2015 15:49:49 doug wrote: > >> On 08/17/2015 02:10 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>> Hash: SHA1 > >>> > >>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 01:37:37PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com 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 > > Well, I didn't know about dpms, but now I have looked at the man page, > it is still not clear to me. > I don't use a screen saver. If I enter xset -dpms does that stop the > display from timing out? And > how do you get out of that mode? +dpms?
I never want to - it just goes back on when I reboot, which I don't wnat it to do, but I haven't got round to solving making it permanent. (There's been a lot about it on this list.) But I'll test and get back to you. +dpms does indeed seem likely. Lisi
