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Re: [SLE] Screen saver with LCD monitor still useful?????
- From: John Andersen <jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 04:57:20 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <200610311957.12696.jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.
>
> 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!
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.
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John Andersen
> 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.
>
> 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!
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.
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_____________________________________
John Andersen
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