guidance power manager

[Thomas Gillespie]

Hey all

> Copy the guidance one :)

Almost done, just gotta work out the kinks. Ill upload to svn shortly.

> It uses the xf86misc.py module from guidance, and its C side ixf86misc.c
>
>
> http://websvn.kde.org/branches/extragear/kde3/utils/guidance/modules/ixf86m
>isc.c?revision=670725&view=markup
>
> xf86misc.py's getidletime() calls the getScreenSaverInfo() method
> which calls
> ixf86misc.XScreenSaverQueryInfo() which seems to use funcations from
> X11/extensions/scrnsaver.h

I think I've just about figured it out now. I really need to learn X 
proramming someday. Its always on my todo list.

> Simon Edwards would be the dude to ask about that.

I didn't want to bother him without trying first :)

Tom