Linux screensaver timeout reset

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rupy
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Linux screensaver timeout reset

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Why does scummvm reset my screensaver timeout? Really annoying!!!
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fuzzie
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Re: Linux screensaver timeout reset

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rupy wrote:Why does scummvm reset my screensaver timeout? Really annoying!!!
That's (presumably) caused by SDL, so there's not much we can do about it, I think. Try setting environment variable SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 to make it stop.
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rupy
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Post by rupy »

Aha, thanks!

So for newbies: 'export SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1' in .bashrc for example ...
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