On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:56:29 -0700 Marc MERLIN <marc_...@merlins.org> said:
> So if there is no solution, should I just stop using the E screensaver > and switch back to xlock? xlock is not a screensaver. it is a screen locker that responds to screensaver events which are triggered by screensaver timeout values. > 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 > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- Carsten Haitzler - ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
