From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   Marco Moock  wrote:   
   > On 24.11.2024 20:25 Uhr Rich wrote:   
   >   
   >> Merely turning it on, without specifying timouts, is likely   
   >> insufficient.   
   >   
   > I tried to only enable DPMS with this setting and let xscreensaver   
   > control the timeouts.  I can't control the timeouts in xscreensavers   
   > anymore if set in xorg.conf.   
   >   
   > Is there any reason this can't be done without setting static values   
   > in xorg.conf?   
   >   
   > It is not a real problem, but now I am curious why this exactly   
   > behaves like that.   
      
   The 'xset' CLI tool allows for controlling the DPMS timeouts   
   dynamically at any time .   
      
   The xorg.conf settings provide the initial defaults the X server will   
   use in absense of any other changes made by you via 'xset'.   
      
   xscreensaver is NOT needed to control DPMS screen blanking or powerdown   
   (and, in fact, might just interfere in odd ways depending upon how   
   xscreensaver is configured).   
      
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