On Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:49:46 -0500 David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat 29 Jul 2017 at 07:57:49 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:08:41 -0500 David Wright > > <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > On Thu 27 Jul 2017 at 14:18:47 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 07:35:24AM -0700, Patrick Bartek > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Or do what I did: dispense with a screensaver entirely. > > > > > > Haven't used one in years. Waste of CPU cycles. Besides > > > > > > modern computer screens don't even need them anymore. They > > > > > > aren't prone to image burning like tube-type monitors > > > > > > were. I just use xset or a power management utility, if > > > > > > installed, to "sleep" the monitor display after a set time > > > > > > of system idleness. Works great. > > > > > > […] > > > > > > > I lock my screen manually, too. Much of my work involves > > > > studying what's on the screen without any input. It's an > > > > annoyance when it "blanks" and I have to log back in disrupting > > > > my train of thought. > > > > > > As you use xset, can't you just define a key to set a really long > > > timeout like xset dpms 9000 9000 9000 ; xset s 9000 9000 > > > to prevent it blanking? (And one to revert if you feel the need.) > > > > I set xset for 20 minutes . . . 12000. > > (That's 200 minutes.) Sorry. Typo. 1200, not 12000. > > Works well 98% of the > > time. Never looked at the s option. > > That could be your problem then. What I meant was that 20 minutes before the monitor is powered down by xset is long enough. In that time, 98% of the time, I always input something to cancel "blanking." > > But it looks like it's for > > overridding a screensaver which I don't use or even have installed. > > I believe X has a screensaver built in. From man xset I was not aware of this. In all my studies, reading and using Linux over the past 17 years did I ever come across any mention of a built-in X screensaver. (Doesn't mean there's not one.) > s The s option lets you set the screen saver parameters. I read that, too, but thought it applied to a system screensaver like xscreensaver, etc. It was just a cursory read anyway as all I wanted from xset was to power off the monitor. > You can check it out by typing xset s 5 5 I'll reread the s option with new insight. But I really prefer the monitor being powered down instead of using a screensaver, since my system runs 24/7 and it's in my bedroom. A 24" monitor makes an awfully bright nightlight. ;-) B
