[ubuntu-za] Screen saver confusion

[FransIT]

On 12/06/07 21:08, Jan Greeff wrote:
>
> The screen saver settings on Ubuntu 12.04 are confusing: Under 
> "display modes" it says "Blank after..." but when I hover the cursor, 
> it says "How long before the screen saver activates."
>
> So if I set it at, say 30 minutes, will the screen go blank after 30 
> minutes or will the screensaver activate after 30 minutes? It appears 
> as if the screen goes blank, but it seems to go blank after a short 
> while anyway, irrespective of how I set it up.
>
> Can somebody please elaborate on these settings?
>
> Jan
>
You may also like to look at the power saving options... as this is 
where the screen get switched off.

There should also be a package in the repositories for more 
screensavers... an ppa's for even more. I prefer to switch the screen of 
after a time rather than just blanking it or using a screensaver.

-- 
  When working on a computer you have to know enough:
  To fake what you don't know.
  Google what you can't fake.
  How (and when) to 'motivate' the computer to do what Google won't tell.

Frans de Waal
IT Manager/
Dormakorp