On 19/08/07 14:58:05, Ralph Katz wrote: > On 08/19/2007 07:46 AM, Barry Samuels wrote: > > Is there a better way to restart the screensaver? I have tried > > resetting it in the KDE Control Centre but although screen blanking > > works power off of the screen after a set time does not work. > > Don't know about Qemu or kde, but ~$ man xscreensaver-command may > help. > > mplayer sometimes fails to restart xscreensaver on this box (with > openbox window manager). The problem resolves when I invoke this > script that I also use sometimes, so a full restart hasn't been > necessary: > xscreensaver-command -activate > sleep 7 > xset -display :0.0 dpms force suspend
Thanks Ralph. I was using the built in KDE screensaver but I've now disabled that and installed xscreensaver. I'll see what happens with that. -- Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
