[ubuntu-uk] Screen power off timing

[Andres Muniz]

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> Hey Andres,
> 
> I couldn't find a way to set the time to more than 1 hour, but I remember
> there was a command that switched it off. You may be able to make a
> script if you are good with the terminal.
> 
> xset dpms force off
> 

thanks for this, i might give it a go. i'm happy to  see i was not being daft. 
Seems like something relatively easy to implement and I am sure I'm not the only one. 

Does the ubuntu brain storm thing still work as a suggestion box or would it be better to go into launchpad and clasify it as a bug?


> 
> On 9 April 2012 16:09, Andres Muniz <andresmp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > **
> > 
> > Hi,
> > i was watching a film today and i wanted the screen to go off some time
> > after i was done watching the film. I found the max time for screen to
> > go off is either 1 hour or never. Is there a way to set it to 2 or 3
> > hours. Or maybe a costume time?
> > 
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> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
> > 
> > 

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