Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!feeder2.ecngs.de!ecngs!feeder.ecngs.de!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.bt.com!news.bt.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:27:07 -0500 From: spampling Subject: Re: Disable screensavers Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.programmer Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:25:55 +0100 Message-ID: <52c99f8ee7spam.pling@btinternet.com> References: <52c9957508steve@revi11.plus.com> User-Agent: Pluto/2.05-a1 (RISC-OS/4.02) NewsHound/v1.50-32 Organization: Que? Orga-what Lines: 16 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-AuthenticatedUsername: NoAuthUser X-Trace: sv3-tFlHqNFJE4eJNKUC67KfAoeNK5vOdvyDWd2vbzJvtGKkFluBKTi6XWCZBKA/4M7fPnubysPwCqe40JQ!vy1nNfN9RD0Vzqpd8QM1x8aBFOwhUq2tNx9FGDAxNIR6C2CvmMKyDbQ5D0XbcktKTJC/ X-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 1572 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.programmer:2130 In article <52c9957508steve@revi11.plus.com>, Ste (news) 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