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On Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:19:48 GMT,
scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
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> vallor <
vallor@cultnix.org> writes:
>>On Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:40:16 -0000 (UTC),
kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi
>>Kolttonen) wrote in
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>>> In comp.unix.programmer vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
>>>> I don`t know about you, but I don`t use a screensaver to avoid
>>>> burn-in.
>>>>
>>>> I use a screensaver to *lock the screen* -- hopefully with art.
>>>
>>> I have installed Fedora 38 xfce4 Spin because I hate Gnome.
>>>
>>> It blanks the screen even when locking it. When I press any key, the
>>> screen wakes up and I can login again. No art of any kind is involved
>>> in this process.
>>>
>>> br,
>>> KK
>>
>>I use xfce also, which I switched to on the Ubuntu install from
>>System76.
>>
>>But then I installed xscreensaver, which _can_ be set to use DPMS...but
>>in the past (maybe too long ago to matter), I would have trouble with
>>getting my video back.
>>
>>I guess it`s time to try again: I`m going to set it to use DPMS to
>>shutdown displays. Wish me luck.
>
> Have you tried
>
> $ xset dpms force off
>
> xset has other options to set inactivity period after which it
> automatically enters DPMS.
Indeed, that`s one way to do it. :)
But I used the settings in xscreensaver-demo (advanced tab) thusly:
https://imgur.com/jvrRDe1
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