On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 22:33:48 -0700 Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> said:
> On Fri, Oct 09, 2020 at 08:00:53PM +0100, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > you can just disable blanking... :) it is just a checkbox. :) presentation > > mode was ANOTHER checkbox in addition to this so blanking would fail in > > presentation mode was on and actually it mostly seems like e is buggy... > > until u remember presentation mode. simplifying to "just turn blanking off > > in blanking" is probably the simpler way to do this. :) > > I also use it frequently and am sorry to see it go. Presentation mode is nice > because it can be bound to a hotkey, or easily clicked right in a menu. This > is great for video calls when I haven't used the keyboard or mouse much. > Opening settings will be more distracting from the conversation. It'll be > fine, just more akward. > > Ya, I forget to disable it sometimes. But E reminds me next time I login. > > Ross it definitely added a lot of extra complexity to the blanking etc. code paths - spent some time not too long ago cleaning that up and fixing bugs that have been there a long time with the and i really want to clean this stuff up. dimming backlight is another separate complex system on its own that directly interferes with this that needs fixing too. blanking, backlight, wayland have all crept in over the years at separate times and things were bolted on over time and it's time it gets some streamlining to ensure it works more reliably and is easier to maintain. the solution for you might be as simple as an action that toggles blanking settings on/off rather than an added option with a second checkbox to worry about. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- Carsten Haitzler - ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
