Disabling screensaver

[ben]

On Sunday 21 April 2002 01:27 am, Jonathan Gardner wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Apr 2002 01:20:29 -0700
>
> ben <benfoley at rcn.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday 20 April 2002 04:30 pm, Joe Klemmer wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 19:13, manny rosa wrote:
> > > > Hey, I've noticed the window manager starts up
> > > > xscreensaver. Is there a way to disable that?
> > > > xscreensaver sometimes tends to cause repainting
> > > > problems when I unlock it. My screen is copied
> > > > multiple times all over the place. Anyway, I'd like to
> > > > use xlock instead. It works better for me.
> > >
> > > 	Just comment the xscreensaver line out in you ~/.xinitrc file.
> >
> > good question, but what if this file doesn't exist?
>
> You may also find one in ~/.xfce/xinitrc
> At least I found one there.

actually, apparently because i upgraded from source as root on a debian 
system, i found it in /xfce.3.8.12b/debian/xfce/etc/X11/xfce/xinitrc.

i swear i'm not trying to make fun of anyone. that's the effective rc on my 
system. obviously, by my previous posts, i didn't know that till now.

incidentally, if anyone knows how i can upgrade in the future to be more 
compliant with debian, or has a clue as to when the next .deb appropriate 
iteration of xfce is ready to go, please let me know.

i'm way into xfce because it lets me run anything i want, and accommodates my 
diverse desires without the slightest hesitation, and unlike gnome or kde, it 
frees memory when i'm done with an app, whereas both of those try to keep 
hold of where their last app ran until i run enough mem-hog apps, such as 
netscape (now, there's a joke that ain't even funny) or gimp (which i 
actually love for what it does). with xfce, i can do it all. to you guys who 
make my pleasure possible, thanks so much. to those who ever give you grief, 
they can bite my ass. 

xfce rocks, and so do its maintainers and advocates, although we advocates 
obviously rock a little less than the folks who make it available to 
everyone. again, to all of you, thanks.

ben


ben