Re: [PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[John Jason Jordan]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:31:57 -0500
Tomas Kuchta  dijo:

>These days, screensaver is disabled through dBus, so individual
>applications can, and do, disable it as appropriate.
>
>Firefox does that when you play video, libreOffice in presentation
>mode, etc.

However, VLC fails on Xubuntu 20.04.1.

Re: [PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[Tomas Kuchta]

These days, screensaver is disabled through dBus, so individual
applications can, and do, disable it as appropriate.

Firefox does that when you play video, libreOffice in presentation mode,
etc.

Hope that is the case in whatever distro you use.

Tomas

On Fri, Nov 12, 2021, 14:57 Dick Steffens  wrote:

> In Xubuntu I have an icon with a lightening bolt that offers
> "Presentation mode". I'm trying to find the same thing in Linux Mint
> Mate. My DDG searches don't turn up anything, and I'm wondering if
> there's another name for preventing entering screen saver?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>

Re: [PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021, Dick Steffens wrote:


It varies. From time to time I'm running something that doesn't inhibit
screensaver mode. Right now I'm copying a bunch of files between two
machines. I'm using gigolo on the Linux Mint machine to view files on the
Xubuntu machine. These are long copies, so the Mint machine goes blank
before the process is done. It's not a big deal to move the mouse and see
if the process is still going on, but that's what I'd do this time. There
are other times when I'm watching something with Firefox and the screen
goes blank. Again, move the mouse and it's back, but this is more
annoying.


Dick,

Caffine-ng  "Tray bar
application able to temporarily inhibits the screensaver and sleep mode."

HTH,

Rich

Re: [PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[Vince Winter]

You can try changing the power management and the screensaver options?

On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 12:31 PM Dick Steffens 
wrote:

> On 11/12/21 12:26 PM, Vince Winter wrote:
> > Not that I am aware of something in Linux Mint Cinnamon or Mate.
> Depending
> > on the program running it will usually hold off the screensaver/power
> saver
> > mode.
> >
> > What are you trying to do with presentation mode exactly?
>
> It varies. From time to time I'm running something that doesn't inhibit
> screensaver mode. Right now I'm copying a bunch of files between two
> machines. I'm using gigolo on the Linux Mint machine to view files on
> the Xubuntu machine. These are long copies, so the Mint machine goes
> blank before the process is done. It's not a big deal to move the mouse
> and see if the process is still going on, but that's what I'd do this
> time. There are other times when I'm watching something with Firefox and
> the screen goes blank. Again, move the mouse and it's back, but this is
> more annoying.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>

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Re: [PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[Dick Steffens]

On 11/12/21 12:26 PM, Vince Winter wrote:

Not that I am aware of something in Linux Mint Cinnamon or Mate. Depending
on the program running it will usually hold off the screensaver/power saver
mode.

What are you trying to do with presentation mode exactly?


It varies. From time to time I'm running something that doesn't inhibit 
screensaver mode. Right now I'm copying a bunch of files between two 
machines. I'm using gigolo on the Linux Mint machine to view files on 
the Xubuntu machine. These are long copies, so the Mint machine goes 
blank before the process is done. It's not a big deal to move the mouse 
and see if the process is still going on, but that's what I'd do this 
time. There are other times when I'm watching something with Firefox and 
the screen goes blank. Again, move the mouse and it's back, but this is 
more annoying.


--
Regards,

Dick Steffens

Re: [PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[Vince Winter]

Not that I am aware of something in Linux Mint Cinnamon or Mate. Depending
on the program running it will usually hold off the screensaver/power saver
mode.

What are you trying to do with presentation mode exactly?

On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 11:57 AM Dick Steffens 
wrote:

> In Xubuntu I have an icon with a lightening bolt that offers
> "Presentation mode". I'm trying to find the same thing in Linux Mint
> Mate. My DDG searches don't turn up anything, and I'm wondering if
> there's another name for preventing entering screen saver?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dick Steffens
>
>

-- 
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Tech Support Staff
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[PLUG] Presentation mode in Linux Mint Mate

[Dick Steffens]

In Xubuntu I have an icon with a lightening bolt that offers 
"Presentation mode". I'm trying to find the same thing in Linux Mint 
Mate. My DDG searches don't turn up anything, and I'm wondering if 
there's another name for preventing entering screen saver?


--
Regards,

Dick Steffens