Thanks 20h, i missed the part where xssstate.c was so here is what it could
be
http://sprunge.us/UGaB
On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Christoph Lohmann <20h_AT_r-36.net> wrote:
> Greetings.
>
> On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:48:52 +0100 Carlos Torres <vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On Dec 8, 2012 10:10 AM, "Christoph Lohmann" <20h_AT_r-36.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:05:52 +0100 Carlos Torres <vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > What about xss, http://woozle.org/~neale/src/xss.html it doesn't
> poll.
> > >
> > > It seems to expose the same functions but in a more hideous way. It
> is
> > > using the possibility to register a screensaver instead of having
> that
> > > logic on your own in a more understandable way.
> >
> > Registration of a screensaver is the whole purpose of the mit screensaver
> > extension. With it you avoid polling for idle and can manage it with
> xset.
> > Isn't this better and consumes less cpu.
>
> Now, with renaming xgetidle to xssstate[0] it’s possible to do all of
> this in a script. It does not poll, it waits for the time requested by
> the user. This may be used in other scenarios. The example script to in‐
> voke slock is now in the xssstate repository.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Christoph Lohmann
>
> [0] http://git.suckless.org/xssstate/
>
>
>
Received on Sun Dec 09 2012 - 03:20:53 CET