Re: [dwm] [slock] slock doesn't like to deactivate after password entry

2008/12/9 Ali Gholami Rudi <aliqrudi_AT_gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 04:00:48PM -0800, Thayer Williams wrote:
>> I've been using slock for about two months now and, as per the
>> subject, slock doesn't release my screen right away after a valid
>> password entry. After inputing the password and pressing Enter, the
>> screen remains blanked and no amount of input brings it up. I can
>> actually see the LCD backlight flicking on and off with each
>> subsequent keypress or mouse wiggle.
>
> I don't know how to handle others, but I use this patch for handling the
> flickering problem. AFAIK turning a lamp on and off excessively
> decreases its lifetime; that might be true for displays, too.
>
> Regards,
> Ali
>
> diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
> --- a/slock.c
> +++ b/slock.c
> @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
> XColor black, dummy;
> XEvent ev;
> XSetWindowAttributes wa;
> + CARD16 standby, suspend, off;
>
> if((argc == 2) && !strcmp("-v", argv[1]))
> die("slock-"VERSION", (c) 2006-2008 Anselm R Garbe\n");
> @@ -123,12 +124,14 @@
> len = 0;
> XSync(dpy, False);
>
> + /* save and customize DPMS settings */
> + if (DPMSCapable(dpy)) {
> + DPMSGetTimeouts(dpy, &standby, &suspend, &off);
> + DPMSSetTimeouts(dpy, 10, 30, 90);
> + }
> +
> /* main event loop */
> while(running && !XNextEvent(dpy, &ev)) {
> - if(len == 0 && DPMSCapable(dpy)) {
> - DPMSEnable(dpy);
> - DPMSForceLevel(dpy, DPMSModeOff);
> - }
> if(ev.type == KeyPress) {
> buf[0] = 0;
> num = XLookupString(&ev.xkey, buf, sizeof buf, &ksym, 0);
> @@ -170,6 +173,10 @@
> }
> }
> }
> + /* restore DPMS settings */
> + if (DPMSCapable(dpy)) {
> + DPMSSetTimeouts(dpy, standby, suspend, off);
> + }
> XUngrabPointer(dpy, CurrentTime);
> XFreePixmap(dpy, pmap);
> XDestroyWindow(dpy, w);

I agree, I consider this going upstream Ali!

Kind regards,
--Anselm
Received on Tue Dec 09 2008 - 12:48:06 UTC