On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:39, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 November 2007 11:00, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
> > Am Montag, 26. November 2007 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > What says "xset -q" about your DPMS settings?
> > >
> > > DPMS (Energy Star):
> > >   Standby: 900    Suspend: 1200    Off: 1500
> > >   DPMS is Enabled
> > >   Monitor is On
> >
> > Hmm. Does a "xset dpms force off" turn your monitor off?
>
> Nope. It puts it in the same sate. The screen is blanked and the
> white X logo is displayed (sometimes). I have to invoke that command
> (and then cancel by moving the mouse or touching the keyboard)
> several times to see the X logo.


So, no further hints on this hiccup?

It annoys me 'cause I forget to manually power off the monitor 
sometimes. Worst of all is when I retire for the evening and forget. 
Then the fluorescents are on all night long, eating into their useful 
life. That really bugs me...


Randall Schulz
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