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diff --git a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst index 7f23dc158f..cd5f9de82c 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst @@ -1358,27 +1358,6 @@ works like in older mpv releases: change, and not apply your additional settings, and/or use a different profile name. -Linux desktop issues -==================== - -This subsection describes common problems on the Linux desktop. None of these -problems exist on systems like Windows or macOS. - -Disabling Screensaver ---------------------- - -By default, mpv tries to disable the OS screensaver during playback (only if -a VO using the OS GUI API is active). ``--stop-screensaver=no`` disables this. - -A common problem is that Linux desktop environments ignore the standard -screensaver APIs on which mpv relies. In particular, mpv uses the Screen Saver -extension (XSS) on X11, and the idle-inhibit protocol on Wayland. - -Before mpv 0.33.0, the X11 backend ran ``xdg-screensaver reset`` in 10 second -intervals when not paused in order to support screensaver inhibition in these -environments. This functionality was removed in 0.33.0, but it is possible to -call the ``xdg-screensaver`` command line program from a user script instead. - .. include:: options.rst diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 72a464ba30..772e726780 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -3450,10 +3450,12 @@ Window the screensaver will re-enable when playback is not active. ``always`` will always disable the screensaver. Note that stopping the screensaver is only possible if a video output is available (i.e. there is an open mpv window). + This is not supported on all video outputs, platforms, or desktop environments. - This is not supported on all video outputs or platforms. Sometimes it is - implemented, but does not work (especially with Linux "desktops"). Read the - `Disabling Screensaver`_ section very carefully. + Before mpv 0.33.0, the X11 backend ran ``xdg-screensaver reset`` in 10 second + intervals when not paused in order to support screensaver inhibition in some + environments. This functionality was removed in 0.33.0, but it is possible to + call the ``xdg-screensaver`` command line program from a user script instead. ``--wid=<ID>`` This tells mpv to attach to an existing window. If a VO is selected that |