[mythtv-users] Using the remote to turn screen back on (after screen blanking)

[Tom Marshall]

> Have irexec running, then drop this in lircrc:
> 
> begin
> prog = irexec
> button = OFF
> repeat = 2
> config = xset dpms force standby
> config = xset dpms force on; xset -dpms s off
> end
> 
> Haven't tried it myself, but someone sent me that a while back and your 
> query reminded me of it...

This is great, thanks.  Note you don't need to invoke xset twice to turn the
display back on; the following works equally well:

  xset dpms force on -dpms

The "-dpms" argument must be the last DPMS setting for this to work.  If you
put it first, the "force on" reenables DPMS.

-- 
The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in
the morning feeling just terrible.
        -- Jean Kerr
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