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Re: [SLE] Screen saver with LCD monitor still useful?????
- From: Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:05:51 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <200610312105.46217.rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>
Hi,
On Tuesday 31 October 2006 20:57, John Andersen wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 October 2006 14:48, Ronald Wiplinger wrote:
> > I wonder if a screen saver with a LCD monitor still useful is.
> >
> > With CRT monitors the screen saver helped not to burn in a picture,
> > but that reason is not anymore with LCD.
That's not strictly true. Some LCD screens also exhibit burn-in effects.
> > A screen saver is fine, if somebody enters your office and so not
> > "destructed" from your current work on the screen. However, a hot
> > key to blank out the screen or start a screen saver would (in my
> > opinion) be better, than a permanent process, taking cpu cycles and
> > memory away from your current work!
Nothing is "taken away." At least nothing measurable.
> Lucky for you Linux has what you want.
> Many Linux screen savers support hot-spots (usually upper
> corners), where you can move the mouse to trigger some event
> like start the screen saver, lock the screen, etc.
> Check it out.
Yes, but it requires some patience. On this machine, there's about a
12-second delay between putting the cursor in the hot-point and the
screen saver activating.
> John Andersen
Randall Schulz
On Tuesday 31 October 2006 20:57, John Andersen wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 October 2006 14:48, Ronald Wiplinger wrote:
> > I wonder if a screen saver with a LCD monitor still useful is.
> >
> > With CRT monitors the screen saver helped not to burn in a picture,
> > but that reason is not anymore with LCD.
That's not strictly true. Some LCD screens also exhibit burn-in effects.
> > A screen saver is fine, if somebody enters your office and so not
> > "destructed" from your current work on the screen. However, a hot
> > key to blank out the screen or start a screen saver would (in my
> > opinion) be better, than a permanent process, taking cpu cycles and
> > memory away from your current work!
Nothing is "taken away." At least nothing measurable.
> Lucky for you Linux has what you want.
> Many Linux screen savers support hot-spots (usually upper
> corners), where you can move the mouse to trigger some event
> like start the screen saver, lock the screen, etc.
> Check it out.
Yes, but it requires some patience. On this machine, there's about a
12-second delay between putting the cursor in the hot-point and the
screen saver activating.
> John Andersen
Randall Schulz
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