Re: Power off after a certain time of inactivity in Ubuntu (using the activiation of a screensaver to do it)

Chris Bannister <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.dunedin.general
Message-ID <20130524143134.GB28257@tal>
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:33:44AM +1200, Robin Sheat wrote:
> yuri schreef op wo 22-05-2013 om 21:52 [+1200]:
> > Don't forget to turn this feature off if you're using your computer to
> > watch a movie :-)
> 
> Movie players usually signal to the screensaver to tell it to not
> activate, so you should be safe. If you're not, find a better movie
> player :)

Even the DPMS kicking in?
I use mplayer2 to watch vids, and periodically the screen blanks, I just
press a key and the video resumes; audio still goes.

I know there is an option to turn DPMS off ... somewhere.

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who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the 
oppressing." --- Malcolm X

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