Screen Saver?

[Phil Dobbin]

On 04/18/2013 01:36 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:

> On 04/18/13 08:31, Adam Williamson wrote:
>> On 17/04/13 05:00 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> I've been doing most of my testing by installing from the DVD to a VBox VM.  Today I decided to try the Live Desktop.  I walked away from the process and was a bit surprised to find it in "screen saver" mode when I got back.  Screen was Black, but returned to show the clock when the mouse was moved.
>>>
>>> Was it always this way?  I can't think of a good reason for a screen saver event during an install.
>>
>> The live installer is just an app running within a live desktop, which of course has a screen saver, saving screens, for the purpose of. Yes, it was ever thus.
> 
> OK....  Personal opinion, would be nice to have the live installer disable the screen saver.
> 
> FWIW, I think I've always only tested the KDE live, since that is my bais, and I don't think it is running a screen saver. 
> 

My two bob's worth: I find it pointless to have a screen saver during an
install. And pretty annoying to boot.

Cheers,

  Phil...

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