Hi John, I'll check this out on the weekend. Not sure what "Presentation mode" is in the context of ltsp?
Thanks! David On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:37 AM, John Hupp <edubu...@prpcompany.com> wrote: > On 2/6/2016 1:22 PM, David Groos wrote: > > Hi All, > I'm trying to change the settings (on lts.conf?) such that when I'm > broadcasting an image/chart/presentation or whatever on student screens > (thanks to epoptes) the screen doesn't require a student to move the mouse > to keep the screen active. I searched this page: > <http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man5/lts.conf.5.html> > http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man5/lts.conf.5.html to no > avail. > Thanks, > David G > > > I'm running Lubuntu and made a script to toggle a pseudo Presentation > Mode. As designed, each student would toggle the setting himself. > > Note: The small package libnotify-bin must be installed to use notify-send. > Note: The Presentation Mode settings are not permanent; they expire with > the session > > #!/bin/bash > # /usr/local/share/applications/xset-mode.sh > # A script to toggle between Presentation and Normal mode and notify the > user of the mode > STATUS_MONITOR=$(xset q | grep "DPMS is" | awk '{print $3}') > > if [ "$STATUS_MONITOR" == "Enabled" ]; then > > xset s off > xset -dpms > notify-send -t 5000 “The computer is now in Presentation Mode” > > else > > xset s on > xset +dpms > notify-send -t 5000 “The computer is now in Normal Mode” > > fi > > ------------------------------ > > A desktop entry file to run the script (and appear in the Preferences > menu): > /usr/local/share/applications/power-mode-toggler.desktop > > [Desktop Entry] > Version=1.0 > > Type=Application > > Name=Power Mode Toggle > Icon=xfpm-ac-adapter > > Exec=bash /usr/local/share/applications/xset-mode.sh > Terminal=false > > Categories=Settings > Name[en_US]=Power Mode Toggler > Comment[en_US]=Toggle between Presentation and Normal Mode > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > >
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