Re: DECterm improvement request

From: Michael Moroney (moroney_at_world.std.spaamtrap.com)
Date: 05/02/05 

Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 18:13:11 +0000 (UTC)

helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply) writes:

>> For instance, if I have a sleeping screen and get an email, it would be
>> nice to have the screen wake up automatocally without having to reach
>> for the CTRL keyt to turn the screen on to see who sent the email. (for
>> when not working right at that screen).

>Some folks use the screen saver to lock the screen, so in that case a
>broadcast should NOT do away with the screen saver.

By default, there are two levels of screen saver. First is when the screen
goes blank but hitting the keyboard/wiggling the mouse just puts you back
where you were. The second level is when the automatic screen lock kicks
in, you have to enter your password to resume.

The response to an email or something must _not_ undo any screen lock.

(aside: I noticed on 8.2 a delay of about 2 seconds between wiggling
the mouse and when the screen appears, that wasn't there on 7.3-2. This
is on older hardware however (TGA video card). 

-- 
-Mike

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