[kde-linux] Sleeping Display

[Leslie Rhorer]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Loughner [mailto:jwrl at suddenlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:29 PM
> To: For people using KDE on Linux with related questions/problems
> Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Sleeping Display
> 
> Most likely this is the Linux terminal blanker. Not sure how this is
> controlled. I'd love to know also since it blanks my screen when
> watching movies. It is independent of the GUI screen saver and in fact
> if the screen saver is running the screen does not blank. So it appears
> to have some sort of interface.
> 
> Jim

I think I've found an answer for myself and perhaps it may help you, as
well.  Open an xterm and type `dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface`, and you
will be presented with a number of options to control the KDE screensaver
from the command line.  The user can enable, disable, start, stop, lock,
unlock, set or unset locking, and check for status.