1XSetScreenSaver(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XSetScreenSaver(3)
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6 XSetScreenSaver, XForceScreenSaver, XActivateScreenSaver, XResetScreen‐
7 Saver, XGetScreenSaver - manipulate the screen saver
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10 int XSetScreenSaver(Display *display, int timeout, int interval, int
11 prefer_blanking, int allow_exposures);
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13 int XForceScreenSaver(Display *display, int mode);
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15 int XActivateScreenSaver(Display *display);
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17 int XResetScreenSaver(Display *display);
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19 int XGetScreenSaver(Display *display, int *timeout_return, int *inter‐
20 val_return, int *prefer_blanking_return, int *allow_expo‐
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24 allow_exposures
25 Specifies the screen save control values. You can pass Don‐
26 tAllowExposures, AllowExposures, or DefaultExposures.
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29 Returns the current screen save control value AllowExposures,
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32 display Specifies the connection to the X server.
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34 interval Specifies the interval, in seconds, between screen saver
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38 Returns the interval between screen saver invocations.
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40 mode Specifies the mode that is to be applied. You can pass
41 ScreenSaverActive or ScreenSaverReset.
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43 prefer_blanking
44 Specifies how to enable screen blanking. You can pass Dont‐
45 PreferBlanking, PreferBlanking, or DefaultBlanking.
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48 Returns the current screen blanking preference PreferBlank‐
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51 timeout Specifies the timeout, in seconds, until the screen saver
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55 Returns the timeout, in seconds, until the screen saver turns
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59 Timeout and interval are specified in seconds. A timeout of 0 disables
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66X Version 11 libX11 1.6.9 XSetScreenSaver(3)