Re: xscreensaver fails to activate via "Preview" button or via "Blank after" setting
On Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:13:09 -0800
Mike Kupfer <kupfer@rawbw.com> wrote:
> Celejar wrote:
>
> > The logs show regular deactivate events like the following every 20
> > seconds:
> >
> > ClientMessage DEACTIVATE: already inactive, resetting activity time
> >
> > I saw this:
> >
> > https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#no-blank
> >
> > I guess I have to figure out what application is sending these messages?
> > Firefox? I do tend to keep a lot of tabs open.
>
> I recall seeing something several months ago about the Xfce power
> manager fighting with xscreensaver, though I'm not able to find it right
> now. If you have the Xfce power manager configured to manage the
> display, you could try disabling that.
Bingo - the problem was that Xfce Power Manager's Presentation Mode was
on. I'm not sure I was even aware of that mode's existence, but
it apparently has a long history of becoming turned on without the
conscious intention or awareness of the user :)
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14210
I turned Presentation Mode off, and xscreensaver seems to be working
correctly now. Thank you very much!
--
Celejar
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