Screen with Lock Extensions
You can customize the screen saver or screen lock, or return the settings to the default. If your system does not support lock on timeout, see "Screen without Lock Extensions".
If you have a color display, bright colors on the screen can burn into the picture tube. Setting the screen to go blank or be covered prevents this from happening.
Power Management
If you select a blank background screen, and your hardware is capable of turning the power off, it does so to save energy.
To disable power management when using Solaris CDE, change the Style Manager's screen saver default blank screen to a screen pattern. It can also be disabled by running the following command in a terminal emulator window:
% xset s noblank |
To Change Screen Saver Settings
Click the Style Manager Screen control.
Select the settings you want:
Screen Saver: Enables (On) or disables (Off) the screen saver immediately, even before you click OK. When Screen Saver is On the Start Saver slider is active.
Screen Saver List: Displays the available screen savers in a multiple-select list. Select or deselect a screen saver by clicking on the list item. The last screen saver selected will be displayed to the right of the list.
Start Saver: Sets the number of minutes from the last pointer movement or keystroke before the screen saver starts. When this value is changed, the new value goes into effect immediately, even before you click OK.
Time per Saver: Specifies the number of minutes each selected screen saver runs before the next one starts.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
To Change Screen Lock Settings
If the screen saver and screen lock are both enabled (On) and the Start Lock value is smaller than the Start Saver value, when the screen lock times-out it replaces the contents of the screen with the currently selected screen savers. If Start Lock is greater than Start Screen, then the automatic screen lock simply continues the current screen saver.
If the screen saver is disabled (Off) and automatic screen lock is enabled (On), when the screen lock times-out the contents of the screen are not covered with a screen saver.
Select the settings you want:
Screen Lock: Enables (On) or disables (Off) Screen Lock on a timeout. When this setting is changed, the new setting goes into effect immediately, even before the dialog box is closed.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
Windows
You can change
the window focus policy, how active windows are displayed, and where window
icons are displayed.
To Change Window Behavior
Select the settings you want:
Point In Window To Make Active: Makes a window active when the mouse pointer enters it
Click In Window To Make Active: Makes a window active when the mouse pointer enters it and you click mouse button 1
To save your changes, click OK.
Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.
To Change How Active Windows Are Displayed
Select the settings you want:
Raise Window When Made Active: Select this if you want a partially concealed window to be brought to the top when it becomes active
Allow Primary Windows On Top: Select this if you want the main window to be displayed on top of secondary windows when you click the primary window
Show Contents During Move: Select this if you want to move the whole window during a window move instead of just moving the outline at first
To save your changes, click OK.
Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.