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  Xscreensaver Is Ignoring Config File Kent West <westk@acu.edu> - 2017-05-04 15:20 +0200
    Re: Xscreensaver Is Ignoring Config File Kent West <westk@acu.edu> - 2017-05-04 17:10 +0200

#180690 — Xscreensaver Is Ignoring Config File

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I have a ~/.xscreensaver file in my home directory.

I am not starting the X GUI automatically (not even a login manager; just a
plain text prompt).

This ~/.xscreensaver file has the default hack specified as "1" (I've also
tried other numbers), as in:

mode:           one
selected:       1

But when I start X using the "startx &" command, and the screensaver kicks
in, it kicks in as 99, and when I look in the ~/.xscreensaver file, it has
been changed to 99, as in:

mode:           one
selected:       99

If I exit X, and change that file back to "1" (or "12", or whatever"), and
restart X again, again it shifts back to "99".

So it seems pretty obvious to me that Xscreensaver is not reading my
~/.xscreensaver config file, but it is using that file to store its
settings.

Any suggestions as to how to get Xscreensaver to read my config file and
ignore whatever configuration it's reading from elsewhere?

Thanks!

-- 
Kent West                    <")))><
Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com

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Never mind. It was a case of me shooting myself in my own foot.

I am calling a script from ~/.xinitrc that is restoring an old copy of
~/.xscreensaver. My bad. Sorry for the noise.

-- 
Kent


On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:16 AM, Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:

> I have a ~/.xscreensaver file in my home directory.
>
> I am not starting the X GUI automatically (not even a login manager; just
> a plain text prompt).
>
> This ~/.xscreensaver file has the default hack specified as "1" (I've also
> tried other numbers), as in:
>
> mode:           one
> selected:       1
>
> But when I start X using the "startx &" command, and the screensaver kicks
> in, it kicks in as 99, and when I look in the ~/.xscreensaver file, it has
> been changed to 99, as in:
>
> mode:           one
> selected:       99
>
> If I exit X, and change that file back to "1" (or "12", or whatever"), and
> restart X again, again it shifts back to "99".
>
> So it seems pretty obvious to me that Xscreensaver is not reading my
> ~/.xscreensaver config file, but it is using that file to store its
> settings.
>
> Any suggestions as to how to get Xscreensaver to read my config file and
> ignore whatever configuration it's reading from elsewhere?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Kent West                    <")))><
> Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
>



-- 
Kent West                    <")))><
Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com

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