X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=screenblank.txt;fp=screenblank.txt;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=3ee611d60b5c560208c27e83b0c4930596fddd8b;hp=176215859da49e2541af6e2a00686b1d26ad6477;hpb=b08b6f995f8d5e0ff37d2f627bff3f61dcb75ac5;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/screenblank.txt b/screenblank.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 17621585..00000000 --- a/screenblank.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -From mrapple@quack.kfu.com Mon Apr 26 18:31:07 1993 -Newsgroups: alt.hackers -From: mrapple@quack.kfu.com (Nick Sayer) -Subject: screenblank and xautolock living in harmony -Organization: The Duck Pond public unix: +1 408 249 9630, log in as 'guest'. -Date: 23 Apr 1993 19:26:57 UTC - - -I have a Sun and use xinit to start X. This presented a problem. -If I use xautolock or xscreensaver to save the screen, then after -a period of inactivity screenblank would turn the video off despite -'xset s off'. If I didn't run screenblank, then who would take care of -the display when X wasn't running? - -The hack that saved the day was to include this in .xinitrc: - -( - -while true ; do -sleep 360 -touch /dev/console -done - -) & -killblank=$! - -[start up all the clients, etc, etc. Wait for the window manager -to die, then ] - -kill $killblank - -The result is that screenblank is kept safely out of the way when X -is running and left to do its job otherwise. - -Yes, I know using XDM would solve this problem. - -No, I'm probably not the first to think of this. - -You're welcome. - --- -Nick Sayer | "Dear Sexy Nickers. I don't half fancy -N6QQQ @ N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM | you. Meet me at the lift at 5:30 and -+1 408 249 9630, log in as 'guest' | we'll get it together." -PGP 2.2 public key via finger | -- Mr. Lucas -