[Leaplist] Fedora 8 screen lock is an annoyance - SOLVED!

[patrick]

William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
> patrick wrote:
>> Enrique and I both agree that Fedora Core 8 screen lock after only 3
>> minutes away from the keyboard is a PITA!
>>
>> I don't see the adjustment anywhere, which means it is either so obvious
>> that we can't see it, or it is just obtuse!
>>
>> Any help for us?  TIA
>>   
> 
> I 2nd that motion in all ways. I think it's more like 5 or 10 minutes,
> but it still is a PITA. I am using XFCE, & I searched high & low & can
> find *NOWHERE* to adjust the delay. I also observe that the locker is a
> gnome app of some sort, which might explain why I can't adjust it under
> XFCE, but I figure there should be some little file somewhere with
> defaults that could be tweaked .... *ANY* clues appreciated ....
> 
Diligence pays off!

In System>Preferences>Look and Feel>Screensaver that timer bar is set by
default at 10 minutes idle time though the max time can be set for up to
2 hours!

Then, too, there are several screen saver themes available there.