On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 14:32:50 +0100, Marcus Merighi wrote: > Hello, > > does 'xset(1) dpms 20' activate xidle(1) after 20 seconds? > > How to repeat: > > $ xset dpms 20 > $ xidle -timeout 180 & > > With this I am locked out after 20 seconds, not 180.
The DPMS event activates the X screensaver which generates an X event that xidle is listening for. xidle then runs its specified program (or defaults to xlock).
