Re: DPMS and screensavers (was Re: Background-props problems and suggestions)

[Soren Harward <soren cinternet net>]

To get the screensaver to come on after a set time, use xautolock:

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/screensavers/xautolock-pl13.tz

To enable DPMS, add:

xset +dpms suspend [time]

to your .xinitrc.  Mine is 'xset +dpms suspend 15'

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On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Richard Hult wrote:

>
>>> When using DPMS it would be nice to be able to set the time when the
>>> monitor will be shut off. Example: I want the screensaver to come in
>>> after 5 minutes and then after 15 minutes idle time the monitor would be
>>> shut down to power saving mode.
>> 
>> Do you have any sample code on how to do this?
>
>No, unfortunately not, I only know that I can do it under Windows95/98
>and it's a good feature, since it's nice to have a cool screensaver but
>if I leave the computer for a longer while, it would be nice to save
>some power and make the world a better place to live =)
>
>Well, it's not the most important feature so... it can wait :) 
>
>Actually, I'd rather want the screensaver to work at all, which it
>doesnt seem to do right now. Unfortunately I haven't got the knowledge
>to look into that right now.
>