** Description changed:

  On my lappy i'm running
  
  x11vnc -forever -noxdamage -nowf -usepw
  
  and on my desky i'm running vncviewer, which works pretty well, as the
  lappy keyboard and touchpad aren't quite as handy as a real keyboard and
  mouse.
  
  Odd thing is tho, the lappy screen will usually still be on even when
- i've been away for hours.  Not always tho.
+ i've been away for hours.  Not always tho.  And if x11vnc isn't running
+ it doesn't happen at all.
  
- for awhile i thought the correlation was whether i happened to leave the
+ for awhile i thought it correlated to whether i happened to leave the
  desky mouse on top of the vncviewer window or not, but eventually found
  that doesn't correlate.
  
  i also wondered whether my mouse might wiggle a little, but when it's
- not even near the vncviewer window that can't be it.  and it wouldn't be
- the laptop touchpad, it just doesn't happen if x11vnc isn't running.
- also it happens whether the window manager on the laptop is twm,
+ not even near the vncviewer window that can't be it.  And it wouldn't be
+ the laptop touchpad, as it just doesn't happen if x11vnc isn't running.
+ Also it happens whether the window manager on the laptop is twm,
  openbox, or kde plasma.
  
  i judge this to be a bug, not a rfe, since, even with x11vnc, display
  timeout and powerdown do work at least occasionally, tho more often not.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: x11vnc 0.9.16-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu21
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Apr  3 17:52:53 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-15 (19 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200314)
  SourcePackage: x11vnc
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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  x11vnc keeps display blazing away forever

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