On 08/17/2012 02:00 AM, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > if dpms is set as well, then blanking is irrelevant (it covers up client > windows with a big black window - done inside x itself). dpms turns the video > signal off. if you enable blanking NOW you also get dpms set to the same > timeout. thus your screen turns off. it SHOULD turn off - the same as if > before > you set dpms timeouts to the same as blanking timeouts and had both enabled. > > so back to my original mail - WHY do you want to blank the screen and NOT have > dpms?
Because I think turning video signal (lcd) off, then on, then off, etc, damages the CCFL backlight. That's why I prefer blanking screen. But may be I'm wrong... you don't save any power. your screen is always on - maybe outputting > almost nothing, but it's on. it's consuming power. I know it but, anyway, my power inverter is consuming always same power until my power pc is off. i don't get it. the gui > changed so you no longer can chnage it separately. this is the same thing > gnome > and so on do - they don't give you a choice. it's dpms always if it's enabled > at all. i happen to agree that its overcomplicated and no point having 5 > different sliders and checkboxes when 1 will do. Greetings -- Maderios ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
