Re: xset - global settings

[Arcady Genkin <genkin@sympatico.ca>]

Joachim Trinkwitz <upp105@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> writes:

> Try to edit your XF86Config file like this excerpt from mine:
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier  "My_card"
>     [...]
>     Option      "power_saver"   # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
> EndSection
> Section "Screen"
>     Driver      "svga"
>     [...]
>     BlankTime   3               # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
>     SuspendTime 10              # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
>     OffTime     20              # <<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> This blanks the screen after 3 min., suspends the monitor after 10 and 
> turns it off after 20.

Cool! This seems to be exactly what I wanted to do! I'll test it
tomorrow. 
Do I still need to run "xset dpms 300 600 90" from my "~/.xsession"
now, though, or will it be taken care of by the global setting in
XF86Config?

TIA!
-- 
Arcady Genkin