Re: [gentoo-user] lighter xscreensaver ?

[Jeff <jmg_071769@comcast.net>]

Heya.

In your ~/.xinitrc, or ~/.xsession, you can start the xscreensaver
daemon with a simple:

xscreensaver -nosplash &

Works like a charm, especially with fluxbox and other lightweight goodies.

:-)

Grant wrote:
>>>Is there a program like xscreensaver that is lighter weight?  All I
>>>want to do is blank and lock the screen after a little bit (or on
>>>command).  I use xfce.
>>>
>>>- Grant
>>
>>xlockmore will do exactly that. It works well and is extremely light.
> 
> 
> Any tips on xlockmore configuration?  I can run xglock and select the
> blank screen option, but running xlock always defaults to random. 
> Also, how do I set it to lock the screen after a certain amount of
> time, and also lock the screen on command?
> 
> I've been using xscreensaver and I thought it had a daemon but
> rc-update doesn't show one.  How is xscreensaver able to operate
> without a daemon?
> 
> - Grant
> 

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