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Re: acpi-support + gnome-screensaver

From: Haifeng Chen <optical.dlz(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sun Jul 15 2007 - 08:13:38 EDT


Sorry! typo -_-

2007/7/15, Haifeng Chen <optical.dlz@gmail.com>: Hi guys!
> I am using debian sid on Thinkpad T42 and I have acpi-support
> installed to handle some ACPI events, such as *fn-f3* ( blank the
> screen and lock the X display ).
>
> In the package of acpi-support, Xscreensaver is used to implement the
> support of *fn-f3*.
> As you all know, compare to Gnome ScreenSaver, the UI of xscreensaver
> is *Very* ugly.
> Because of this, I wondered if it is possible to use Gnome ScreenSaver
> instead of Xscreensaver in package acpi-support.
>
> Then I downloaded the source package and made some changes, replace
> xscreensaver-command with gnome-screensaver-command, modify the
> parameter of the related scripts.
> For example:
> orig scripts:
> if [ `pidof xscreensaver` ]; then
> su $user -c "(xscreensaver-command -throttle)"
> if [ x$LOCK_SCREEN = xtrue ]; then
> su $user -c "(xscreensaver-command -lock)"
> fi
> fi
>
> new scripts:
> if [ `pidof gnome-screensaver` ]; then
> su $user -c "(gnome-screensaver-command -activate)"
> if [ x$LOCK_SCREEN = xtrue ]; then
> su $user -c "(gnome-screensaver-command -lock)"
> fi
> fi
>
> But after those changes, *fn-f3* stop working.
> And I found those messages in /var/log/acpid:
>
> ** Message: Failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: Failed to connect to socket /
> tmp/dbus-wC6RTyUEJu: Connection refused
> ** Message: Failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: Failed to connect to socket /
> tmp/dbus-TyzgWan9NM: Connection refused
>
> Any ideals? I really want to use Gnome-ScreenSaver.
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Haifeng Chen
>

-- 
 Best Regards
 Haifeng Chen


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