Re: FVWM: disable screen saver?

From: Paul D. Smith <pausmith_at_nortelnetworks.com>
Date: 24 May 1999 23:41:23 -0400

%% Dave Lawrence <dgl_at_IntegriNautics.COM> writes:

  dl> I've noticed that when I run X with fvwm, my screen goes blank
  dl> after a period of inactivity. Since I'm using fvwm with a touch
  dl> screen and I don't want to accidentally touch a button when I'm
  dl> waking up the video, I'd like to disable the screen saver. I'm
  dl> not sure if it's fvwm that is causing this blanking to happen or
  dl> not. If anybody knows how to disable the screen blanking, please
  dl> let me know.

It's not. Window managers manage windows; screensavers blank the
screen.

>From the sound of it, you've just got the default X server screen
blanking enabled.

See the xset command for how to disable this (man xset).

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Received on Mon May 24 1999 - 22:43:30 BST