sam@oberon.com (Samuel G. Silberman) (03/21/91)
I have two questions:
1. How do I change the keyboard auto-repeat delay threshold?
The default setting is waay tooo :-) quick. "xset -r off" will turn it
off. My man page does not document any threshold setting.
2. Is there a way hook into the screen-saver event.
I would like to write a program that would run instead of my screen turning
black. Is there a was to use "xset" to hook this program in or do I need
to call the hook from the program itself.
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sam@oberon.com Cambridge MA 02142ekberg@asl.dl.nec.COM (Tom Ekberg) (03/21/91)
> 1. How do I change the keyboard auto-repeat delay threshold? > > The default setting is waay tooo :-) quick. "xset -r off" will turn it > off. My man page does not document any threshold setting. You didn't say what kind of server you are using, but I'll assume you are using a Sun. If you look at the man page for Xsun, you will see references to the -ar1 and -ar2 switches. The -ar1 switch sets the delay before the autorepeat starts, and the -ar2 switch sets the interval between autorepeats after the first one. I have the following in my .cshrc file: alias xinit "\xinit -- -ar1 500;kbd_mode -a" This sets the initial autorepeat delay to 0.5 seconds, which is what a lot of other equipment I have used sets it to. The kbd_mode -a keeps the keyboard from getting locked up when the server crashes. -- tom, ekberg@asl.dl.nec.com (x3503)
doug@genmri.UUCP (Doug Becker) (03/22/91)
1. How do I change the keyboard auto-repeat delay threshold?
This is server-dependent. On my Xsun server, the server accepts the -ar1
and -ar2 command line options which control the autorepeat delay and
interval, respectively.
2. Is there a way hook into the screen-saver event.
There is no screen saver event. I don't think there's a portable way to do
what you want (have your screen saver program run instead of the server's);
your best bet might be to devise a local solution, such as hacking the
server.
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Doug Becker
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crdgw1!sane!dougmouse@lightning.mcrcim.mcgill.EDU (der Mouse) (03/22/91)
> 1. How do I change the keyboard auto-repeat delay threshold? Server-specific. The MIT Sun server, for example, has -ar1 and -ar2 command-line options, as others have noted. > 2. Is there a way hook into the screen-saver event. Core X does not have any way for a client to detect when the screen-saver kicks in. I do recall seeing something called xidle, which I think is a server extension, which provides this capability. According to archie, it's available from half the universe.... der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu