[mythtv] Request - disable screensaver
Bruce Markey
bjm at lvcm.com
Fri Oct 17 13:14:33 EDT 2003
Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> On Friday 17 October 2003 05:15 pm, Cliff Draper wrote:
>
>>From: Chris Petersen <lists at forevermore.net>
>>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:17:22 -0700
>>
>>>I've taken to watching some recorded shows right on my workstation, and
>>>it gets rather annoying when xscreensaver kicks in.
>>
>>Not only does this make sense for a workstation, but also for TVs that
>>can suffer burn in.
>>
>>
>>>Though it'd be nice
>>>to have it run if left in a menu type mode, it should probably be
>>>disabled while watching recordings or live tv.
>>
>>It should be as simple as running `xset s on` or `xset s off` at the
>>right times. I suspect the right times are right before playing
>>video, run `xset s off` and right after playing run `xset s on`.
>>
>>If I could find the time, I bet I could code that in....
>
>
>
> I'm not sure it's as simple as that... while it will enable the screensaver, I
> think there might still be a problem. In my experience before I disabled the
> screensaver, if the screensaver kicked in while I was watching something,
> taking actions with my LIRC remote didn't clear the screensaver; I needed to
> plug in a real keyboard or mouse to get it to clear. I think this is because
> the LIRC device is not recognized as an X input device; it merely runs
> through a client program that fires off X-events. So, yes, you could turn on
> the screensaver when in 'menu' mode, but if your only input is a remote
> control you won't be able to clear the screensaver.
>
> The real solution is to build screensaver calls directly into Myth. Shouldn't
> be that hard.
I'd be happy if myth could simply blank the GUI window if there
was a period of inactivity on a page.
-- bjm
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