Gnome3 and screensaver config

Steven Stern subscribed-lists at sterndata.com
Fri May 27 22:30:38 UTC 2011


On 05/27/2011 05:04 PM, mike cloaked wrote:
> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Steven Stern
> <subscribed-lists at sterndata.com>  wrote:
>> On 05/27/2011 03:45 PM, mike cloaked wrote:
>>> Does anyone know how to configure the screensaver in fedora 15 with gnome3?
>>>
>>> i.e. can you select different gnome screensavers and timeout periods?
>>> If not is there a package that can be installed that allows such
>>> selection?
>>>
>>> Maybe I am just thick and don't see the obvious!
>>>
>> There is no screensaver in Gnome 3.  All you can do is turn off the
>> monitor at some interval.
>>
>
> How odd - there is a package installed called gnome-screensaver I
> believe - does it not do anything apart from turn off the screen?
>
> I see that xscreensaver is available too?

gconf-editor shows a mode and theme option, but I have no idea what they 
might be.

-- 
-- Steve


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