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foxy123 12-31-2004 10:25 PM

how to switch off screensaver in 9.2?
 
I did it via 'right click' - Configure Desktop - Screensaver - Settings - unchecked Start automatically. But it stil starts every 4 min, which is quite annoying especially if you're watching a movie...

JackieBrown 01-01-2005 08:21 AM

Have you tried disable the power managment? If you right click on the plug icon in the sys tray there is an option to disable screensaver.

ratpoison 01-01-2005 09:17 AM

Go to xscreensaver settings. click on the "mode" menu and choose "disable screensaver".

foxy123 01-02-2005 05:38 AM

Go to xscreensaver settings

Where is it?

ratpoison 01-02-2005 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by foxy123
Go to xscreensaver settings

Where is it?

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Didn't you say you started there??? ;-)
Are you using KDE?? Use the tool that allows you to configure the desktop. I haven't used KDE in many years, but I believe there's something there that allows you to control the screensaver. Go to "mode" and click on disable screensaver in the menu that shoud pop up.

foxy123 01-02-2005 05:48 AM

then I have already done it. It did not actually disabled a screensaver. Thanks anyway. I tried JackieBrown's advice and will see if it works.

DavidPhillips 01-02-2005 09:24 AM

What are you using, it should have an option to disable it for you during movie playback.

foxy123 01-02-2005 09:35 AM

I use mplayer

foxy123 01-02-2005 09:37 AM

I found it in Options - Stop xscreensaver... thanks for the tip

DavidPhillips 01-02-2005 09:54 AM

cool

foxy123 01-11-2005 11:03 AM

It looks like some of screensavers hang my PC. Sometimes I turn on the display and see a frozen screensaver and have to reboot the computer. It usually happens if I forget to switch off screensavers in plug icon. How to disable it for good?

Brian Knoblauch 01-24-2005 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ratpoison
Go to xscreensaver settings. click on the "mode" menu and choose "disable screensaver".
I am also having this problem. However, I don't seem to have a "mode" menu in the xscreensaver settings.

Brian Knoblauch 01-24-2005 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by foxy123
I found it in Options - Stop xscreensaver... thanks for the tip
Where is this "Options" item located at? I have "Advance Options", but "Stop xscreensaver" is not an option in there?

foxy123 01-24-2005 10:29 AM

Frankly speaking I have not found a way to disable the screensaver. It is ok with MPlayer, because it has this option to disable screensaver during playback. I am not sure where it is exactly because I have XP at work :( But generally, the screensaver keeps bugging me. Funny thing is that I found the way to switch it off completely somewhere in power management configuration but after reinstalling SuSE I cannot find it anymore.


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