submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Wayland does not support screen savers: it does not have any provision that allows screen savers to even exist in any meaningful way. If you value screen savers, that's kind of a problem.

Adding screen savers to Wayland is not simply a matter of "port the XScreenSaver daemon", because under the Wayland model, screen blanking and locking should not be a third-party user-space app; much of the logic must be embedded into the display manager itself. This is a good thing! It is a better model than what we have under X11.

But that means that accomplishing that task means not just writing code, but engaging with whatever passes for a standards body or design committee in the Wayland world, and that is... how shall I put this... not something that I personally feel highly motivated to do.

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[-] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago

Who even uses screensavers anymore? Just set the screen to turn off after a set amount of time.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

With the increasing popularity of OLED displays, screensavers might make a comeback. Although I still think OLED displays aren't worth it.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

It's not gonna be better than turning the screen off.

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