Alternatively you can install caffeine-- when you click it (and it's full of coffee), it'll temporarily disable the video timeout.
Best, Glen On 12/09/10 11:57, Michael Daniels wrote: > Thanks, Alan, was active and set to 5 minutes, now set to inactive and > 2 hours, will see how it goes. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:53:28 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.04 Pssword request each 6 minutes > > On 12/09/10 11:50, Michael Daniels wrote: > > Having checked all settings, I do not see why I have to input my > password every 6 minutes, if no input. This is a problem with > streaming video, part is missed whilst the password is re-entered. > Have tried 3 browsers, same problem. Any suggested solution, > appreciated, thanks. > > do you mean that the screensaver cuts in? if so just turn it off. > System-preferences-screensaver and turn it off or make the idle time > longer. You can also tell it not to lock the screen when the > screensaver is active, that way it won't ask for the password when you > move the mouse or whatever. > > Alan. > > -- [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Glen Mehn [email protected] skype: glenmehn | blog: http://glen.mehn.net/mba UK: +44(0)7942 675 755 | US: +1 415 704 4737 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
