Re: [gpm] dpms timeouts

[Louis E Garcia II <louisg00 bellsouth net>]

On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 13:10 +1000, Patrick Ohearn wrote:
> Louis E Garcia II wrote:
> > Any reason g-p-m is limiting me to 11 minute and up of inactivity to
> > turn my monitor off? I'm on a laptop and want the monitor to be off in 5
> > minutes of inactivity.
> > 
> > -Louis 
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> Check your gnome-screensaver settings, i bet you a e-cookie it will be
> set at 10. Turn it down to and you can turn your dpms sleep timeout
> settings down.
> 
> Sorry about the two emails Louis but i forgot to CC the list.
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Your right. I don't use the screensaver but the lock dialog. I set the
screensaver to 1 min but not to activate on idle. I was then able to set
dpms to 5 min. But in this config the lock dialog doesn't work. Why is
it that I can't set the screensaver and dpms both to actvate in 5 min?

-Louis