Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 15:23:00 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com (Don Lewis), vanessa.voysey@k2c.co.uk, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF -current Screen Saver Issues ? Message-ID: <199809182223.PAA01486@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 18 Sep 1998 21:32:26 -0000." <199809182132.OAA28530@usr09.primenet.com>
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> > I'm seeing the snake screensaver forget to clear the screen and do a > > pacman number on whatever is text is displayed there. I don't have > > any problems getting the console back if I hit return. > > > > One thing this shows is that the snake only touches half the character > > positions on the screen ... > > This isn't really a problem. If you were trying to save a white or > green phosphor screen from burn-in, you wouldn't be displaying > something to "save" it. > > The idea that you can "save" a screen from burn-in by *displaying* > stuff on it is idiotic... Stick with particle physics and paperback genetics, Terry. Consider that the goal of a screensaver is to spread the displayed image over as much of the screen area as possible, levelling the wear on the phosphor (both colour and monochrome) while maintaining some beam current. It's important to keep the beam current up in some applications as it improves regulation and extends the life of the power supply. With most modern monitors, you're better doing the 'green' thing and telling it to turn off, of course. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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