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diff --git a/man/DPMSSetTimeouts.man b/man/DPMSSetTimeouts.man index 2026129..bf8f17f 100644 --- a/man/DPMSSetTimeouts.man +++ b/man/DPMSSetTimeouts.man @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" Copyright \(co Digital Equipment Corporation, 1996 -.\" +.\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this .\" documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, .\" provided that the above copyright notice and this permission @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. .\" .\" X Window System is a trademark of The Open Group. -.\" +.\" .TH DPMSSetTimeouts __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "X FUNCTIONS" .SH NAME DPMSSetTimeouts \- permits applications to set the timeout values @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ used by the X server for DPMS timings .br CARD16 \fIsuspend\fP\^, .br - CARD16 \fIoff\fP\^ + CARD16 \fIoff\fP\^ ); .if n .ti +5n .if t .ti +.5i @@ -70,54 +70,54 @@ Specifies the new off timeout in seconds .SH DESCRIPTION .LP The DPMSSetTimeouts function permits applications to set the timeout values -used by the X server for Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) timings. +used by the X server for Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) timings. .LP -The value \fIstandby\fP is the amount of inactivity time, in seconds, before -standby mode is invoked. The actual -effects of this mode are dependent on the characteristics of the monitor and -frame buffer card. Standby mode is -implemented by shutting off the horizontal sync signal, and pulsing the vertical -sync signal. Standby mode -provides the quickest monitor recovery time. Note also that many monitors -implement this mode identical to +The value \fIstandby\fP is the amount of inactivity time, in seconds, before +standby mode is invoked. The actual +effects of this mode are dependent on the characteristics of the monitor and +frame buffer card. Standby mode is +implemented by shutting off the horizontal sync signal, and pulsing the vertical +sync signal. Standby mode +provides the quickest monitor recovery time. Note also that many monitors +implement this mode identical to suspend mode. A value of zero disables the standby mode. .LP -The value \fIsuspend\fP is the amount of time of inactivity, in seconds, before -the second level of power -savings is invoked. Suspend mode's physical and electrical characteristics are -implementation defined. For DPMS -compliant hardware, setting the suspend mode is implemented by pulsing the -horizontal sync signal and -shutting off the vertical sync signal. In general, suspend mode recovery is -considered to be slower than -standby mode, but faster than off mode. However it may vary from monitor to -monitor. As noted above, many -monitors implement this mode identical to the standby mode. A value of zero +The value \fIsuspend\fP is the amount of time of inactivity, in seconds, before +the second level of power +savings is invoked. Suspend mode's physical and electrical characteristics are +implementation defined. For DPMS +compliant hardware, setting the suspend mode is implemented by pulsing the +horizontal sync signal and +shutting off the vertical sync signal. In general, suspend mode recovery is +considered to be slower than +standby mode, but faster than off mode. However it may vary from monitor to +monitor. As noted above, many +monitors implement this mode identical to the standby mode. A value of zero disables this mode. .LP -The value \fIoff\fP is the amount of time of inactivity,in seconds, before the -third and final level of power -savings is invoked. Off mode's physical and electrical characteristics are -implementation defined. In DPMS -compliant hardware, it is implemented by shutting off both horizontal and -vertical sync signals, resulting in -powering down of the monitor. Recovery time is implementation dependent. -Usually the recovery time is very +The value \fIoff\fP is the amount of time of inactivity,in seconds, before the +third and final level of power +savings is invoked. Off mode's physical and electrical characteristics are +implementation defined. In DPMS +compliant hardware, it is implemented by shutting off both horizontal and +vertical sync signals, resulting in +powering down of the monitor. Recovery time is implementation dependent. +Usually the recovery time is very close to the power-up time of the monitor. A value of zero disables this mode. .LP -Chronologically, \fIstandby\fP mode occurs before or simultaneously with -\fIsuspend\fP mode, and -\fIsuspend\fP mode must occur before or simultaneously with \fIoff\fP mode. -Therefore, non-zero mode timeout -values must be greater than or equal to the timeout values of earlier modes. If -inconsistent values are +Chronologically, \fIstandby\fP mode occurs before or simultaneously with +\fIsuspend\fP mode, and +\fIsuspend\fP mode must occur before or simultaneously with \fIoff\fP mode. +Therefore, non-zero mode timeout +values must be greater than or equal to the timeout values of earlier modes. If +inconsistent values are supplied, a BadValue error will result. .SH "RETURN VALUES" .TP 15 TRUE -The -.I DPMSSetTimeouts -function returns TRUE when the function has succeeded. +The +.I DPMSSetTimeouts +function returns TRUE when the function has succeeded. .SH ERRORS .TP 15 .SM BadValue |