On Tue, 6 Oct 2015, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 10:06:31AM +1100, matthew green wrote:And is this really a problem ? turning off video is configurable in the X server, so if you want audio without video you can turn off the screensaver ...it's a problem if you want the screensaver to work when you're not using the video or audio. your idea means it is *always* on.But it is already always on. The scren gets dark, but as the screen is still getting valid HDMI signals it doens't go to sleep.
There is still value in blanking the screen vs displaying a fixed pattern.