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XLIB Programming Manual, Rel. 5, Third Edition
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XLIB Programming Manual, Rel. 5, Third Edition

by Adrian Nye
June 1994
Intermediate to advanced
821 pages
24h 40m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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15.2 Screen Saver

Screen saver routines are provided to control the blanking of the screen when it has been idle for a time. XSetScreenSaver() sets the operation of the screen saver, including:

  • How long the display remains idle before it is blanked.

  • The time between random pattern motions.

  • Whether the application prefers screen blanking or not (regardless of whether the screen is capable of it).

  • Whether exposures are generated when the screen is restored.

XActivateScreenSaver() and XResetScreenSaver() turn the screen saver on and off, respectively, and XForceScreenSaver() can turn it on or off according to a flag. XGetScreenSaver() returns the current settings of the screen saver.

At this writing, the X Consortium is working on an X extension that will support more advanced screen saving abilities.

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