Screensaver Sync Isn't Working

[Matt]

Hi! 

I've been trying to experiment with the screen saver synchronization feature by enabling "Keep this system awake whilst Input Director is active" on all of my systems. Unfortunately, it seems inconsistent. I set all the systems to 1 minute timeout for the screensaver and sometimes it seems they follow the host system properly, other times, I'll have them bringing up their screensaver independently until I move the mouse to that screen. In other words, it is as if the computer is not being kept awake when the host is another system.

Another issue I have is if I am watching a video on a system other than the host, the host's screen saver comes on and so does the client, thus I lose my ability to watch a video unless I actively move the mouse. 

Ideally, I would love to see: all computers sync with the host screensaver policy. If any computer is doing an activity that would prevent the screensaver like a video game or watching a video, it shouldn't put the screensaver on. 

Let me know if I've done something wrong with my configuration or how I can go about fixing this. Thank you!

[Shane]

Hi Matt,

Internally, Input Director sends a message approx every 2 mins to the clients to ensure they don't start their screensavers. Try changing the screensaver timeout on your clients to 5 minutes. 

Whether a client's screensaver activates is tied to the input activity on the Director system, i.e. if it is idle, then Input Director won't stop a client initiating its screensaver. I'll have a think about the scenario of watching a video on the client system.

Regs,

Shane.

[Scott Copus]

Shane: If it helps, check out the Lithnet Idle Logoff project. It contains code to detect video and maybe audio to help determine idle time and actions. 

thanks,
Scott

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