On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:36:15 -0700 Marc MERLIN <marc_...@merlins.org> said:

> 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?

go to the code and start tracing the logic and modify - add debug until you
find the bit that causes it. i know you're capable of it (just adding printfs
and following functions calling functions) :)

-- 
------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" --------------
Carsten Haitzler - ras...@rasterman.com



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