Re: xscreensaver

>> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 8:35 PM, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@zoho.com
>> <mailto:ToddAndMargo@zoho.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Fedora Xfce,
>>
>> Any work around to this bug?
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544297
>> <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544297>
>>
>>
>> HOW CAN I LIVE WITHOUT MY BOUNCING COWS !!???
>>
>> Fedora 27, x64 installed from Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-27-1.6.iso
>> Xfce 4.12
>> xscreensaver-gl-base-5.38-1.fc27.x86_64
>> xscreensaver-5.38-1.fc27.x86_64
>> xscreensaver-extras-base-5.38-1.fc27.x86_64
>> xscreensaver-gl-extras-5.38-1.fc27.x86_64
>> xfce4-screenshooter-plugin-1.8.2-9.fc27.x86_64
>> xscreensaver-base-5.38-1.fc27.x86_64
>> xscreensaver-extras-5.38-1.fc27.x86_64
>> xfce4-screenshooter-1.8.2-9.fc27.x86_64
>>
>> $ ps aux | grep [s]creen
>> todd 5249 0.0 0.0 184156 5696 ? S 16:20 0:00
>> xscreensaver -no-splash
>>
>> I can fire up Screen Saver preference, I can preview my screen
>> saver, I set it for five minutes, no screen saver. Restarting the
>> daemon has no effect.
>>
>> How do I get my screen saver to work. It does work on other machines
>> running Xfce and Fedora 26.
>>
>> Reproduces on three machines.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T


On 02/11/2018 06:24 PM, Bruce Hohl wrote:
> This is not an answer to bug report but rather a comment and alternate
> suggestion:
> Since I do not need a screen saver (graphics) but do want a screen
> locker I did the following for my Fedora 27 install.
>
> Remove xscreensaver then set power settings in xfce tool:
>  # dnf autoremove xscreensaver
>  xfce4-power-manager-settings
>
> Add simple screen locker & check settings:
>  # dnf install slock (read man page to finish config)
>  Applications > Settings > Session & Startup > Advanced tab:
>  Y = Lock screen before sleep
>  Applications > Settings > Power Manager > System tab:
>  Y = Lock screen when system is going to sleep
>  +++
> Press Ctrl+Alt+l which is mapped to the xflock4 script which looks for
> and runs slock.
> After using slock to lock the screen, type your password the [Enter] to
> unlock.
> There is no password dialogue box.  While typing your password the
> screen will be blue.
> If an incorrect password is typed the screen turn red ... so try again.
>
>


Turning off xfce4-power-manager's "presentation mode" fixed
the issue
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