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Asked: 2014-03-23 10:51:11 +0800 CST

How to enlarge the dimming time of the screen saver

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Before switching off the screen, the screen saver dims the screen a bit. For me, the time of having the screen dimmed is not long enough, so I often have to retype my password. I'd like to have a longer dim-time. How can I get this?

(I am not asking for How do you change the amount of time before the screen dims?)

12.04

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  1. Best Answer

    It seems this value (10 seconds) is hard coded in the code. There is no way to change it unless you re-compile the power management code. It's managed by gnome-screensaver.

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    Source: http://people.canonical.com/~bradf/power-management.html

    You can however download gnome-screensaver source package from Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/gnome-screensaver. The source code of fade out effect can be found in gs-fade.c and gs-fade.h files from src directory:

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    To install, follow this post: Installing applications from source

    Credit to: Gnome source code of fade out effect for inactivity

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