var is mysteriously clogged

Sy Ali sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Sun Jan 8 05:37:16 UTC 2006


On 1/7/06, Stewart C. Russell <scruss-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Sy Ali wrote:
> >
> > Heck, I had to download and install a third-party "blank"
> > screensaver.. how silly is that?
>
> You clearly didn't look very hard: System Preferences > Energy Saver >
> "Put the display to sleep when the computer is inactive for ...".

No, I was looking where I thought to look, and the functionality
wasn't _there_.  Or rather, I was thinking in different terms.

This isn't a problem I need to solve anymore.. but does that energy
saving also lock the screen?  My ultimate goal was a locked blank
screen.
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