[rtomasov]

Both in Tiger 10.4.6 and 10.4.7, the screensaver does not stay on but goes off after about 5 minutes leaving a blank, black screen.
Nowhere in System Prefs is there a way to control how long the screensaver should stay on.
Any clue?
Thanks,
RT

iMac G5; 20"; 250GB HD; 160GB FWD; Epson Stylus Color 880 printer; Epson Perfection 1260 scanner

[newbiemini]

in your systems prefs under energy saver you will find options that will help you to keep your screen saver running.It is worth a try good luck.newbiemini Lee

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by newbiemini

in your systems prefs under energy saver you will find options that will help you to keep your screen saver running.It is worth a try good luck.newbiemini Lee

Thanks, Lee, but it didn't help: the screensaver stopped when it finished showing all the pictures in the "pictures" folder and the screen went blank, black

[himself]

Which screen saver are you using?

[TETENAL]

Does the screen go black or does it turn off?

[Saltire]

In the Energy Saver preference pane, adjust the slider labelled "Put the display to sleep when the computer is inactive for:"

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by himself

Which screen saver are you using?

As I indicated on my response to Lee, I'm using the built in screen saver, the one you build with images stored in the "pictures" folder.

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by TETENAL

Does the screen go black or does it turn off?

It goes black.

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by Saltire

In the Energy Saver preference pane, adjust the slider labelled "Put the display to sleep when the computer is inactive for:"

Saltire,
Thanks, I'll try it when I get back home.

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by Saltire

In the Energy Saver preference pane, adjust the slider labelled "Put the display to sleep when the computer is inactive for:"

Saltire,

I've tried it once with the slider down for the screensaver to start when the computer is idle 5 minutes. The result was, the screensaver stopped at the 10th image (out of a total of 42 in the "pictures" folder.)

Adjusting the slider up so that the computer is put to sleep when it is inactive for a longer time (say an hour), the screensaver seems not to stop, it showed all 42 images and restarted a new cycle.

But then, adjusting the slider to a longer time of inactivity is as beating the reason to have the screensaver go on as soon as possible so as not to burn the screen, which is the reason one wants to have a screensaver, or is it?

Thanks,

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by rtomasov

As I indicated on my response to Lee, I'm using the built in screen saver, the one you build with images stored in the "pictures" folder.

himself,
I forgot to tell that I had the same behavior with a screensaver made with iScreensaver Designer 3.

[msuper69]

Originally Posted by rtomasov

S...
But then, adjusting the slider to a longer time of inactivity is as beating the reason to have the screensaver go on as soon as possible so as not to burn the screen, which is the reason one wants to have a screensaver, or is it?

Thanks,

LCDs don't suffer from image burn-in. CRTs do.

[kick52]

Originally Posted by rtomasov

himself,
I forgot to tell that I had the same behavior with a screensaver made with iScreensaver Designer 3.

you just had 5 posts in a row!

that happens to me. i have 10.4.7 and a crt, and im using the "paper shadows" screensaver. i'll check it out.

[himself]

You may want to try this...
Go to the Energy Saver control panel and click the "options" tab. Uncheck the "Automatically reduce the brightness of the display..." checkbox, if it is already checked.

[kick52]

great. i have lost my energy saver pref pane. how can i get it back? it isnt anywhere, i have searched and checked the disk.

[rtomasov]

Originally Posted by himself

You may want to try this...
Go to the Energy Saver control panel and click the "options" tab. Uncheck the "Automatically reduce the brightness of the display..." checkbox, if it is already checked.

Thanks, this worked OK