Questions tagged [xset]
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What is the default keyboard autorepeat rate?
I know I can change keyboard autorepeat settings with xset r rate .
Can anyone tell me the default values on Ubuntu? I've checked the man page and tried googling, to no avail.
Jan Warchoł
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Where is the default repeat rate for xset stored?
If I set keyboard repeat rate with say xset r rate 250 100, disconnect my usb keyboard and then run xset -q, I can see that after disconnecting the keyboard repeat rate is automatically set to the following default values:
$ xset -q | grep delay
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Display is not capable of DPMS After GNOME Wayland update
Seems like GNOME updated to Wayland which caused a few issues, the biggest is the periodic crash that brings you back to the login screen. Another issue that is hopefully easier to fix is that I can no longer put my display to sleep.
Before the…
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Turning off dual monitors with "xset dpms force off" does not work - why?
I would like to turn off my dual monitors by running:
xset dpms force off but just the primary monitor is beeing turned off while the other just gets a "black screen" (like if it was turned off) but it is not off. The led is still gleaming green…
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xset: ignore mouse movement when display is blanked
I can blank/turn off display on my laptop with following command:
xset dpms force off
then, any mouse movement or keyboard press "wakes up" the display.
Is it possible to ignore mouse movements, and only unblank the screen on keyboard action?
If…
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How can I see the exact properties that are set with xset?
The two main utilities to configure and test X input devices are xinput and xset.
The main difference between the two (for what I understand) is that xinput allows a more fine-grained control over the (possibly device-dependent) properties.
On the…
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Can I force screen blank and ignore input?
I would like to force my screen to blank, and leave it stay blank regardless of what I do with my keyboard and mouse until it receives a command to unblank (kind of like a lock).
The commands I know are:
xset dpms force off
sleep 2
xset dpms force…
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unable to detect .pcf fonts
i want to install Profonts, and it comes with .pcf (bitmap) files.
installing .tff is easy but they don't contain any bitmaps shapes so they might look not as clean as the original
i have tried to add this on fonts.conf
ProFont
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Xephyr: server does not have extension for -dpms option
when I open new openbox session in Xephyr, the screen goes blank after 10 minutes of inactivity.
How can I disable this ?
I tried this command:
xset -dpms s off
but get following error:
server does not have extension for -dpms option
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xset blank screen on idle not working (lubuntu)
I normally set the screen to go blank after N seconds, but after using the machine for a while, it stops working mysteriously. It may be due to the suspend event.
Now I try:
xset s 2
and the screen won't blank after 2 (or more) seconds.
But this…
Yan King Yin
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Forcing the screen to go blank
I found this answer to make my screen go blank with xset dpms force off.
But most of the times it only works for a brief moment and the screen comes back. I never managed to get this to work an second try or a second time if it worked the first…
Lindsey
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Ignoring first click event on dpms or screen wakeup
I'm trying to make a screensaver feature (or screen blanking) from user request that allows the screen to go blank and wakeup via user touch input. The problem I'm having is trying to handle the first "click" event on wakeup, as this is an embedded…
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Why does xset s activate immediately deactivate?
I believe that the command xset s activate is meant to activate the screensaver in X. I tried entering it into a terminal, and it seems to work at first, but the screensaver exits almost straight away (as if entering the command had itself resumed…
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How to set monitor on standby after certain period
Machine: Dell Vostro PC, System: Ubuntu 18.04, Desktop: Gnome 3.28 running Wayland.
Is there a command within Linux so that my monitor goes into standby after a fixed period of idle time?
I know with the GUI I can set the idle time for up to 15 mins…
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"xset dpms force off" also logout from desktop
I'm using Arch Linux with Gnome as DE and lightdm as display manager.
I have a keyboard shortcut with the xset dpms force off command for turning off the laptop monitor. When I execute this command display goes off but when I press any key it turns…
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