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DPMSSetTimeouts(3)		  X Version 11		      DPMSSetTimeouts(3)

NAME
     DPMSSetTimeouts  -  permits  applications to set the timeout values used by
     the X server for DPMS timings

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lXext [ library ... ]
     #include <X11/extensions/dpms.h>

     Status DPMSSetTimeouts (
	   Display *display,
	   CARD16 standby,
	   CARD16 suspend,
	   CARD16 off
     );

ARGUMENTS
     display	    Specifies the connection to the X server

     standby	    Specifies the new standby timeout in seconds

     suspend	    Specifies the new suspend timeout in seconds

     off	    Specifies the new off timeout in seconds

DESCRIPTION
     The DPMSSetTimeouts function permits applications to set the timeout values
     used by the X server for Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) timings.

     The value standby 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 sus-
     pend mode.  A value of zero disables the standby mode.

     The value suspend 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.

     The  value  off 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.

     Chronologically, standby mode occurs before or simultaneously with  suspend
     mode,  and  suspend mode must occur before or simultaneously with off 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.

RETURN VALUES
     TRUE	    The DPMSSetTimeouts function returns TRUE when the	function
		    has succeeded.

ERRORS
     BadValue	    An argument is out of range.

SEE ALSO
     DPMSCapable(3), DPMSInfo(3), DPMSGetTimeouts(3)

libXext 1.3.7			   2005-06-28		      DPMSSetTimeouts(3)

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