Re: KDE or gnome: How to keep screen saver on - ie No shutdown of screen to black

[palme@uni-wuppertal.de (Hubert Palme)]

>>>>> "C" == Cybe R Wizard <cyber_wizard@mindspring.com> writes:

 C> On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 01:09:30 -0400
 C> Mitchell Laks <mlaks@verizon.net> wrote:

 >> Hi,
 >> I use kde desktop and notice that my screen saver works for a while
 >> and then I get a dark screen. Where is the "power" setting that is
 >> doing this. 
 >> 
 >> I would like to waste cpu cycles running opengl screensaver instead of
 >> getting black screen.
 >> 
 >> I know how to do this on windows.
 >> 
 >> At present on the configure-desktop -> display-settings -> power
 >> control"Power control"  is "grayed out" ie not turned on.
 >> 
 >> Shouldn't "greyed out" mean 
 >> "No Power Control" 
 >> ie leave it in its current state - 
 >> ie 
 >> on all the time?
 >> 
 >> Thanks
 >> Mitchell
 >> 
 C> sudo xset -dpms  ?

How can I make this setting the default?

It is lost on logout and I'm still searching a central place (script?)
where such settings are made when logging in on panels like kdm, xdm,
...

Thanks in advance, HP.

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