Re: keeping the screen on
On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:36:26PM -0600, will trillich wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 10:21:02PM +0000, q wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 09:16:14PM +0000, q wrote:
> > > debs,
> > >
> > > since i use rather nice background images for my
> > > potato boxes, i like to keep the screens on even though,
> > > i may not be using my computers for more than 15
> > > minutes, after which the screens go black.
> > >
> > > which package controls the "black-out" feature?
> > > (xscreensaver is listed as, "pn" by "dpkg -l
> > > xscreensaver," so i don't believe it's that package.)
> >
> > rob and bob, thank you.
> >
> > bentley taylor.
>
> care to write up a newbieDoc on "how to keep your screen
> from blanking out" now that you've figured it out?
>
> --
> volunteer to document your experience for next week's
> newbies -- http://www.eGroups.com/messages/newbieDoc
>
>
> --
i wish i could take credit for figuring it out, but it
was rob hudson who advised me of this elegant command:
xset s off
and it was bob nielsen who advised:
man xset
hth.
(i would have attached their email responses, but i
haven't figured out how to do that in mutt, yet.)
bentley taylor.
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