[mythtv-users] screensaver issues

[Tom Dexter]

On Dec 21, 2007 11:31 AM, Jacob Steenhagen <jacob at steenhagen.us> wrote:
>
> > > Nope. I think know exactly what you've run into. The timer that runs
> > > inside of Myth and keeps the xscreensaver informed about the video
> > > replay activity is run with 60 second period. So if you set your
> > > screensaver's time of inactivity to 2 minutes or more then everything
> > > works perfectly but with 1 minute setting it's simply random chance.
> >
>
>
> So Myth doesn't actually shut off the screen saver when you are watching a
> show, it just simulates activity one a minute?
>
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Correct.  This is how a number of media programs handle it. If it
actually shut off the screen saver it would have to start it again
every time out paused playback.

Tom