On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:51:12 +0200 maderios <mader...@gmail.com> said:
> 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... i think you're 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. you are a very rare case, but it doesn't hurt you. screens are intended to be turned on and off - because thats what computers do 99.99% of the time. to save power. :) > 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 > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
