On 04/27/2014 10:59 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2014-04-27 at 23:48 +0100, Alex Armani wrote: >> Hi all, a problem I've long had with studio, is that when I boot my >> machine up, and got o the screen saver settings,it always tells me >> that the screensaver is not running and gives me the option to start >> it. How do I fix this so it auto starts? > Are you using Xfce? > > I'm not using the screensaver, but xfce4-power-manager and it's started > under Menu > Settings > Settings Manager > System: Session and Startup > > Application Autostart. It should be possible to launch the screensaver > that way too. > > Other WMs/DEs have other options similar to Xfce's. > > For JWM you e.g. could add > <StartupCommand>xfce4-power-manager</StartupCommand> > to ~/.jwmrc, resp. instead of xfce4-power-manager the used screensaver. > > > > Hurray for JWM!!!!! You made my morning!
I read a post a while back that there was some sort of bug with xscreensaver.. you might check on launchpad to see if there is a bug for it. I never use screensavers, but if you need I'll look around when I get a chance to see if I can find that web page. -- ubuntu-studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
