.xinitrc for XFce patch suggestion

[Ric]

--- Matthew Weier OPhinney
<matthew-lists at weierophinney.net> wrote:
> -- Ric <fhj52ads at yahoo.com> wrote
> (on Friday, 20 June 2003, 11:51 AM -0700):
> > Hey Matthew Weier OPhinney:
> > --- Matthew Weier OPhinney
> > <matthew-lists at weierophinney.net> wrote:
> > > -- Ric <fhj52ads at yahoo.com> wrote
> > > (on Thursday, 19 June 2003, 06:47 PM -0700):
> > > > Excellent questions. 
> > > > 
> > > > --- Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org> wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > > Oh, I agree.  But, frankly, if it was up to me, I
> would
> > > > remove the lines 
> > > > 
> > > > # Launch xscreensaver (if available)
> > > > xscreensaver -no-splash &
> > > > 
> > > > from the XFce4 xinitrc file completely and force
> the end user to
> > > > make a conscious decision as to whether run the
> monitor all the
> > > > time and hopefully it will be a conscientious
> decision.   
> > > 
> > > I agree completely with this; I don't use
> xscreensaver because it
> > > uses too many resources (I use xlock instead), but it
> *is* on
>                               ^^^^^
> I should have said 'xautolock' here. When I manually lock
> the display, I
> use xlock, but I have xautolock for those times I walk
> away from the
> display absentmindedly... I've got a 2 1/2 year old
> daughter, and that
> can ruin a whole days work otherwise! ;-)
> 
> <snip>
> > > The real point here is that the XFce4 xinitrc file
> should only load
> > > those items *specific* to XFce/wm4, and provide a
> commented area for
> > > explaining where to load other programs (or,
> alternatively, explain
> > > about the Desktop/Autostart directory and its usage).
> > 
> > Oh I agree there too but (apparently) so many others
> want XSS running
> > at startup that it was included in the  xinitrc sh 
> script.  It was a
> > nice thing to do, ithink.  Since, ithink, it needs to
> be running for
> > xflock to work properly with XSS, it is sort-of
> necessary for XFce &
> > xinitrc is a good place for it 
> 
> But xfce doesn't require it. xflock will call
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
neither does anything else. :)


> xscreensaver *if* it is
> present on the system, xlock otherwise. I'd actually like
> to see this
> configurable (maybe in the panel settings?) since there
> are a number of
> ways to lock the screen in X -- and not everyone uses
> XSS. (I'm running
> on an old 366MHz machine with 256MB RAM; XSS can
> sometimes double my memory and CPU usage!)
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I noticed that too, thanks to gkrellm. I also noticed it
runs the system pretty hard => those are VERY pretty
pictures it displays.

> -- 
> Matthew Weier O'Phinney
> http://weierophinney.net/matthew/


A side issue is that I run the Folding at home projects on all
the systems almost all the time.  The projects use 100% of
the _spare_ CPU cycles. If XSS or any screensaver is
running, or any other program for that matter, F at H backs
off and does not run as fast.  That means the folding and
building work does not get done as fast.  I prefer F at H (
http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/ ) over
XSS because I would rather spend CPU cycles helping to
maybe, possibly, provide the right info to the right
researcher who will develop a real treatment/cure for some
of the most horrendous diseases known to mankind rather
than make pretty pictures (or look for aliens).  But, to
each his own...



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Have A Great Day!

Ric
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