[arch-general] DPMS

[P Nikolic]

On Saturday 11 Feb 2012 20:36:56 Damjan wrote:
> > Morning folk
> > 
> > 
> > Back to this one again   i need to find a working position for  "xset
> > -dpms"  i am getting sick and tired of every time i reboot i get the darn
> > screens turning off i hate that with vengance  if i wqnt them off i turn
> > them off simples
> > 
> > So where can i put  the xset command for it to work correctly every time
> 
> /etc/rc.local is *NOT* started in the X session so it can not set X
> parameters
> cron also doesn't start the jobs in the X session
> 
> 
> ~/.xinitrc is only started when running startx
> ~/.xsession is unfortunately not run by most login managers
> 
> What you need is ~/.xprofile which is *sourced* by most login managers
> before running your *DE session.
> That's also a place to export some variables that are inherited in all
> your *DE applications.

Ok i have not had to restart the system yet so it is still on the manual xset 
command 

Pete 

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