MHR wrote: > On Feb 1, 2008 6:54 PM, Robert Nichols <rnicholsNOSPAM at comcast.net> wrote: >> And, see what "xset q" has to say about whether DPMS is currently >> enabled or not. I've noticed that mplayer disables DPMS on entry, >> but neglects to re-enable it on termination. >> > > Interesting - I have the opposite problem. When I run mplayer, my > screensaver acts as normal (goes on after my 20 minute interval), > which is really annoying. I have to turn the screensvaer off, and > then remember to turn it back on after mplayer is done. Xine seems to > work better in this regard, but it won't play everything.... I find it's actually gmplayer that disables DPMS, and does that regardless of the config setting for stopxscreensaver. The non-gui mplayer does not affect the DPMS setting. -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.