[Lcdproc] Re: new LCDd.conf option ServerScreen=blank
Uli Brueggemann
uli.brueggemann@gmail.com
Sun May 13 11:31:02 2007
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Peter,
thanks a lot.
Best
Uli
On 5/13/07, Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Saturday, 5. May 2007 20:04, Uli Brueggemann wrote:
> > First the server has to be started. It brings the hello message.
> > Then the first client starts with the client message.
> >
> > But just before the client message is shown the server stops the hello
> > message and starts with the standard message. So the display is blinking
> > busily.
> > Finally the first client message comes up and may then stay forever
> > according to your idea.
> > So what I do not like is the message in between.
> > Anyway I have a workaround.
>
> Uli, I can confirm the issue.
> But unfortunately I did not find a solution to it despite
> extensive tests and code changes during the last few days.
>
> I added comments to the relevant code part in serverscreen.c
> to make people aware of the issue.
>
> To compensate for it I added a new value to the config option
> ServerScreen.
>
> Setting "ServerScreen=blank" in LCDd.conf does not show the
> classic server screen with the client & screen statistics,
> but a simple blank screen.
>
> It may be not exactly what you wanted, but it solves the problem
> quite elegantly: switching to blank and then to a new screen
> is less disturbing than having the the classic server screen
> shown for a split second.
>
> I even found a use case for the feature:
> With the xosd driver the server screen is really annoying
> if you do not have a client running.
>
> Hope it helps
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Marschall
> peter@adpm.de
>
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Peter,<br><br>thanks a lot.<br><br>Best<br><br>Uli<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/13/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Peter Marschall</b> <<a href="mailto:peter@adpm.de">peter@adpm.de</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br><br>On Saturday, 5. May 2007 20:04, Uli Brueggemann wrote:<br>> First the server has to be started. It brings the hello message.<br>> Then the first client starts with the client message.<br>><br>> But just before the client message is shown the server stops the hello
<br>> message and starts with the standard message. So the display is blinking<br>> busily.<br>> Finally the first client message comes up and may then stay forever<br>> according to your idea.<br>> So what I do not like is the message in between.
<br>> Anyway I have a workaround.<br><br>Uli, I can confirm the issue.<br>But unfortunately I did not find a solution to it despite<br>extensive tests and code changes during the last few days.<br><br>I added comments to the relevant code part in
serverscreen.c<br>to make people aware of the issue.<br><br>To compensate for it I added a new value to the config option<br>ServerScreen.<br><br>Setting "ServerScreen=blank" in LCDd.conf does not show the<br>classic server screen with the client & screen statistics,
<br>but a simple blank screen.<br><br>It may be not exactly what you wanted, but it solves the problem<br>quite elegantly: switching to blank and then to a new screen<br>is less disturbing than having the the classic server screen
<br>shown for a split second.<br><br>I even found a use case for the feature:<br>With the xosd driver the server screen is really annoying<br>if you do not have a client running.<br><br>Hope it helps<br>Peter<br><br>--<br>
Peter Marschall<br><a href="mailto:peter@adpm.de">peter@adpm.de</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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