On Saturday 11 Feb 2012 20:36:56 Damjan wrote: > > Morning folk > > > > > > Back to this one again i need to find a working position for "xset > > -dpms" i am getting sick and tired of every time i reboot i get the darn > > screens turning off i hate that with vengance if i wqnt them off i turn > > them off simples > > > > So where can i put the xset command for it to work correctly every time > > /etc/rc.local is *NOT* started in the X session so it can not set X > parameters > cron also doesn't start the jobs in the X session > > > ~/.xinitrc is only started when running startx > ~/.xsession is unfortunately not run by most login managers > > What you need is ~/.xprofile which is *sourced* by most login managers > before running your *DE session. > That's also a place to export some variables that are inherited in all > your *DE applications. Ok i have not had to restart the system yet so it is still on the manual xset command Pete -- Linux 7-of-9 3.2.5-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 7 08:34:36 CET 2012 x86_64 AMD Phenom(tm) 9600B Quad-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux