So if there is no solution, should I just stop using the E screensaver and switch back to xlock?
On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 10:36:15AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: > On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 12:14:21PM +0100, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > > Basically I have this problem: > > > sauron:~$ xset q | tail -4 > > > DPMS (Energy Star): > > > Standby: 300 Suspend: 360 Off: 420 > > > DPMS is Enabled > > > Monitor is On > > > sauron:~$ enlightenment_remote -desktop-lock > > > sauron:~$ xset q | tail -4 > > > DPMS (Energy Star): > > > Standby: 11 Suspend: 12 Off: 13 > > > DPMS is Enabled > > > Monitor is On > > > > > > I looked in the E settings, my blanking timeout is minutes, and my > > > special timeout when locked is 17 seconds > > > > > > I cannot find where DPMS 11, 12, 11 comes from. > > > > e just sets those to timeout + 10, 11, 12 - so screen blanking time is 1. i > > don't see this ever happen - i can't really say much. i do not know what > > logic > > path causes this. > > Thanks for having a look. On my side it's not happening reliably, so > havne't pinned it down, although it's definitely linked to the > screensaver having reset this by the time I unlock the screen. > I a using E's built in screensaver. I guess I could switch back to xlock > > I just locked with E CTRL+ALT+L, unlocked, and immediately see: > Screen Saver: > prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes > timeout: 300 cycle: 300 > > DPMS (Energy Star): > Standby: 11 Suspend: 12 Off: 13 > DPMS is Enabled > > > there it's set to 10 sec. 0 will turn this feature off so it'll just have > > the > > usual blanking timeout (e.g. 10min/600sec in this case). once you unlock the > > screensaver blanking time should go back to the normal amount. you may find > > the > > screensaver timeout will be LESS because of backlight dimming. i had it off > > in > > the above example. if i have it on and set to 5 seconds like: > > > > http://www.enlightenment.org/ss/e-64fda48aa43879.64018673.png > > mmh, bummer, looks like the SS is gone already. > > I assume you referred to "special timeout when screen is locked"? > If so, I tried to set it to 0, but locking and unlocking brought me back to > Screen Saver: > prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes > timeout: 300 cycle: 300 > DPMS (Energy Star): > Standby: 11 Suspend: 12 Off: 13 > DPMS is Enabled > Monitor is On > > So, no dice. > > Any idea what I can try to tweak outside of removing the E screensaver > altogether? > > Thanks, > Marc > -- > "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. > > Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | PGP > 7F55D5F27AAF9D08 > > > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | PGP 7F55D5F27AAF9D08 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
