On 12/23/19 12:23 PM, Defiant wrote: > > > On 22. 12. 19 15:45, Claudia wrote: >> >> I just wanted to drop a note here before I forget. Out of the box, Qubes >> blanks the screen after a few minutes, but never powers off the screen, even >> though it's configured to do so in the XFCE Power Manager. I've had this >> problem on several machines, all the way back to R3.2, and I always blamed >> it on lack of hardware support. >> >> Turns out, it's because Qubes comes with Xscreensaver enabled which >> overrides the XFCE Power Manager settings. Xscreensaver is only configured >> to blank the screen; I'm not sure if it even supports powering it off. To >> return control to XFCE, go to Menu > System Tools > Session and Startup > >> Application Autostart, and uncheck "Screensaver". Then you can logout, >> reboot, or go to Menu > System Tools > Screensaver > File > Kill Daemon. You >> may have to also open Menu > System Tools > Power Manager > Display, and >> switch "Display power management" to off and then on again. >> >> Note this will disable the lockscreen. This is not recommended if you use a >> USB keyboard or mouse and a USB Qube, or if someone has physical access to >> your computer while it's on. Otherwise, I recommend enabling screen poweroff >> in order to conserve energy and lengthen the lifespan of your screen's >> backlight. >> >> > > I have also noticed this annoyance on several machines and different > linux distributions so it must be an Xfce problem, not a Qubes problem. > > You're probably asking yourself why do we even need xscreensaver when we > can instead use a screen locker like lightlocker. I think I read on the > issues tracker that xscreensaver is the most secure screen "locker" for > X11 which is why it is used in Qubes, and if you would want to use > something stronger you'd have to go wayland. > > I hear Qubes 4.1 will use the new Xfce 4.14 though I am unsure whether > this bug has been fixed in that version. > > > Kind regards! >
thanks for this, always wondered ....... had given up on any systemwide changing things -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/aa633cc9-1de5-232c-18d3-a3ce8173ebc9%40riseup.net.
