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Date:      07 Nov 2000 18:03:39 +0100
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help writing a screen saver module
Message-ID:  <xzpofzrww7o.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: Graham Wheeler's message of "Mon, 06 Nov 2000 15:52:39 %2B0200"
References:  <3A06B7A7.7665C46A@cequrux.com>

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Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com> writes:
> I am trying to write a screen saver module that, when it kicks in, will
> switch to the first console, and then, if a key is pressed, will switch 
> back to the one that was previously active. The idea is that the first
> console has something useful running on it, typically a tail -f of the
> logs.

Switching consoles causes syscons to stop the screensaver, which
causes your code to try to switch back to the original console, which
causes syscons to stop the screensaver since seems to be running. In
other words, Don't Do That. Sorry.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org


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