14 Jul
2021
14 Jul
'21
8:53 a.m.
Hello,
does anybody know the way to start the screensaver manually in TDE?
Thanks,
Stefan
14 Jul
14 Jul
9:12 a.m.
On Wednesday 14 of July 2021 10:53:20 Stefan Krusche via tde-users wrote:
Hello,
does anybody know the way to start the screensaver manually in TDE?
Thanks,
Stefan
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Hi Stefan,
the default shortcut for start screensaver is Ctrl+Alt+S, for lock screen
Ctrl+Alt+L. You can also use dcop calls:
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface save
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
Cheers
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Slávek
11:22 a.m.
Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2021 schrieb Slávek Banko via tde-users:
Thanks a lot!
Kind regards,
Stefan
On Wednesday 14 of July 2021 10:53:20 Stefan Krusche
via tde-users
wrote:
Hello,
does anybody know the way to start the screensaver manually in TDE?
Thanks,
Stefan
____________________________________________________
Hi Stefan,
the default shortcut for start screensaver is Ctrl+Alt+S, for lock
screen Ctrl+Alt+L. You can also use dcop calls:
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface save
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
Cheers 
1:40 p.m.
On Wednesday 14 July 2021 04:12:10 am Slávek Banko via tde-users wrote:
On Wednesday 14 of July 2021 10:53:20 Stefan Krusche
via tde-users wrote:
Hi Slávek,
What does the save do?
Also Stefan,
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
sleep 3
xset dpms force standby
That will also 'sleep' the monitor without turning it off.
Best,
Michael
does anybody know the way to start the screensaver manually in TDE?
the default shortcut for start screensaver is Ctrl+Alt+S, for lock screen
Ctrl+Alt+L. You can also use dcop calls:
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface save
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
2:26 p.m.
On Wednesday 14 of July 2021 15:40:22 Michael via tde-users wrote:
Hi Slávek,
What does the save do?
"save" is name of the function that start the screensaver. You don't forget
that the original purpose was "saving" the screen, so the author probably
chose "save" as the name of the screensaver initialization function.
On Wednesday 14 July 2021 04:12:10 am Slávek Banko via
tde-users wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 of July 2021 10:53:20 Stefan Krusche via tde-users
wrote:
does anybody know the way to start the screensaver
manually in TDE?
the default shortcut for start screensaver is Ctrl+Alt+S, for lock
screen Ctrl+Alt+L. You can also use dcop calls:
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface save
dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
Best,
Michael
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Cheers
--
Slávek
15 Jul
15 Jul
7:11 a.m.
Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2021 schrieb Michael via tde-users:
xset dpms force standby
That will also 'sleep' the monitor without turning it off.
Yeah, thanks. I've been using xset all the time but not thought of it
being able to start the screensaver as well… :-)
Cheers,
Stefan
2:39 p.m.
On Thursday 15 July 2021 02:11:48 am Stefan Krusche via tde-users wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2021 schrieb Michael via
tde-users:
Hi Stefan,
Possibly just a language difference, but just wanted to clarify. xset won't
start the screensaver, the 'lock' above the xset does that. The 3 second
sleep is to extract yourself from the computer so moving the mouse (or
whatever) doesn't re-awaken the monitor after 'standby' puts the monitor in,
well, standby (which I called sleep earlier).
All of the above is really useful if you have a laptop in a hotel room (or
computer in a bedroom).
Best!,
Michael
xset dpms force standby
That will also 'sleep' the monitor without turning it off.
Yeah, thanks. I've been using xset all the time but not thought of it
being able to start the screensaver as well… :-)
4 p.m.
Am Donnerstag, 15. Juli 2021 schrieb Michael via tde-users:
No, I really got that wrong, at least in writing. Thanks for the
clarification.
$ dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock
doesn't start the screensaver on my system but just does what the
command says, it locks the screen/session, just like it would if you
lock the session from TDE menu. I guess you have configured your system
to automatically start the screensaver when you lock the session…
$ dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface save
directly starts the screensaver and that's what I was looking for in the
first place to try out screensavers in a running session.
On Thursday 15 July 2021 02:11:48 am Stefan Krusche
via tde-users
wrote:
Am Mittwoch,
14. Juli 2021 schrieb Michael via tde-users:
Hi Stefan,
Possibly just a language difference, but just wanted to clarify.
xset won't start the screensaver, the 'lock' above the xset does
that. xset dpms force standby
That will also 'sleep' the monitor without turning it off.
Yeah, thanks. I've been using xset all the time but not thought of
it being able to start the screensaver as well… :-) The 3 second sleep is to extract yourself from the
computer so
moving the mouse (or whatever) doesn't re-awaken the monitor after
'standby' puts the monitor in, well, standby (which I called sleep
earlier).
All of the above is really useful if you have a laptop in a hotel
room (or computer in a bedroom).
Best!,
Michael
Thanks and best to you, too!
Cheers,
Stefan
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