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Re: Disable screensavers

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From spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com>
Subject Re: Disable screensavers
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Date Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:25:55 +0100
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In article <52c9957508steve@revi11.plus.com>, Ste (news)
<steve@revi11.plus.com> wrote:
> So, is there a way to programmatically stop the screensaver kicking in
> (and stop it if it's already running) and then restore it later? As in,
> fully automatic and restores back to the same configuration. I don't
> want to just smash the screensaver and then leave it to the user to
> configure it back on again...

You had considered the DPMS option of course?

You know, the one that just blanks the screen (and lowers the power
consumption.

-- 

Steve Pampling

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Disable screensavers "Ste (news)" <steve@revi11.plus.com> - 2012-09-03 21:35 +0100
  Re: Disable screensavers Martin Bazley <martin.bazley@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-09-03 22:23 +0100
  Re: Disable screensavers Justin Fletcher <gerph@gerph.org> - 2012-09-03 22:46 +0100
    Re: Disable screensavers "Ste (news)" <steve@revi11.plus.com> - 2012-09-05 13:01 +0100
  Re: Disable screensavers Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-09-03 23:10 +0100
  Re: Disable screensavers Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-03 23:12 +0100
  Re: Disable screensavers spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-09-03 23:25 +0100
    Re: Disable screensavers "Ste (news)" <steve@revi11.plus.com> - 2012-09-05 12:58 +0100

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