On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 15:32:57 +0200 leoutat...@gmx.fr said:

> On 10/4/20 1:19 PM, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> > On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 12:32:59 +0200 leoutat...@gmx.fr said:
> >
> > I'll paste my response to the bug here so people know:
> >
> > yup. don't do that. in x .. there is no way for e to know if the xserver is
> > active on the tty. that's private to x. e will use xrandr to control
> > backlight if possible, but if not it has to go to /sys/... filesystem (or
> > ddcutil) to do this and thus one e session will cause the backlight to
> > fade/dim and even turn off because it has no clue that it is no longer the
> > active tty owner because the xserver won't tell it. now since e16 has zero
> > control ability over the backlight... it can't fix/restore the backlight
> > itself like modern E can...
> >
> > so nothing you can do short of disabling backlight controls in e or .. just
> > don't run multiple sessions and expect it to work.
> >
> > invalid as there isn't really a path to fix it and this is expected if you
> > do this.
> I discover I can fix issue this way:
> settings -> composite -> enable 'don't fade back light'

that works around the issue. e will dim the backlight because its part of
fading off to black smoothly. the xserver still sends the "screensaver timeout"
event to e even when x doesn't own the tty. so e responds accordingly.

> >> I report the bug here
> >> https://phab.enlightenment.org/T8835
> >>
> >> On 10/3/20 7:22 PM, leoutat...@gmx.fr wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>> I launch two X session in same time, two differents users.
> >>> In tty1, enlightenment git, screen blanking with DPMS 1 mn
> >>> In tty2, enlightenment16, screen blanking with in .xsession 'xset +dpms
> >>> s 240'
> >>> When I am in enlightenment16/tty2 user, screen is blanking after 1 mn,
> >>> just like in enlightenment/tty1.
> >>> If i change blanking time, 0.1 mn, same issue.
> >>> If i log to tty3 or 4 etc console user, same issue, even for root user.
> >>> It seems enlightenment controls the two X sessions and all tty consoles
> >>> on computer.
> >>> Enlightenment-git Arch
> >>>
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> 


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