[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 16476] New: Fallback timer only used to toggle monitor on/off

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https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16476

            Bug ID: 16476
           Summary: Fallback timer only used to toggle monitor on/off
    Classification: Xfce Core
           Product: Xfce4-settings
           Version: 4.15.0
          Hardware: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: critical
          Priority: High
         Component: Display Settings
          Assignee: xfce-bugs at xfce.org
          Reporter: alexxcons at xfce.org
  Target Milestone: Xfce 4.16

Today I mounted a new grapic card at work, and I wanted to test which
resolution fits best for my single monitor.

Unfortunately I forgot to set a proper update-rate for the monitor. I pressed
"accept",  resulting in a black screen, and no possibility to switch back to a
valid configuration via GUI.

I went to trial & error mode, removed
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml by chance and rebootet
the system .. that helped .. phew.
 ...  something a newbe would not be able to do. Thats why I would rate that
bug "critical".  

Actually I would expect the fallback timer to couver such a use case, so that I
dont need to do console magic.

If you agree that we should have the fallback time as well on "accept" ( Thats
the correct translation? It's "übernehmen" in german), than I would provide a
patch.

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