GUI pauses when on TTY

From	Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	GUI pauses when on TTY
Date	2023-02-18 02:07 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<877cwf310a.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> (permalink)

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Yes, I am old school and like to work on a TTY whenever possible. But of
course I need GUI browsers and other GUI stuff too.

And before someone says, "Use Xterm in full screen", please don't. :-)

My problem is that on MATE (MINT Linux) pretty much everything stalls
once I switch to a TTY. That includes videos playing in a browser. They
continue at the same position when I return to X - so not rushing to the
time mark the video would be by now.

There are also no browser audio notifications when events happen.

Other than browser apps also stop. I just tested the MAME emulator.

The only app which to my surprise seems to work is Linphone; it rings
when someone calls, even when I am on a TTY.

So, is there a way to tell MATE (or MINT, or Debian it runs upon) to not
stop apps when leaving the GUI?
-- 
Andreas

https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/

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GUI pauses when on TTY Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-02-18 02:07 -0500
  Re: GUI pauses when on TTY The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-18 10:02 +0000
    Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-02-18 14:20 -0500
  Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-02-18 14:59 +0000
    Re: GUI pauses when on TTY "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-18 17:59 +0100
      Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-02-18 14:35 -0500
        Re: GUI pauses when on TTY "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-18 21:00 +0100
          Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-02-18 21:29 -0500
        Re: GUI pauses when on TTY The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-19 12:03 +0000
      Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2023-02-18 20:08 -0500
        Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-02-18 21:37 -0500
          Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2023-02-18 22:16 -0500
        Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2023-02-18 22:23 -0500
          Re: GUI pauses when on TTY Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-02-19 17:31 -0500
        Re: GUI pauses when on TTY "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-02-19 13:12 +0100
      Re: GUI pauses when on TTY marrgol <marrgol@address.invalid> - 2023-02-19 02:54 +0100

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