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Disable screen locking if external screen is connected

I run Debian 12 with KDE on my laptop. It is set up, that it locks the screen after 10 mins of inactivity. And that is typically want I want. But some times I use it with an external screen like a TV over HDMI to watch some videos, and forget to overwrite the setting to not lock the screen.

Is there some way to not lock the screen when connected to an external screen (and preferably to AC) but resume the previous behavior if no HDMI connection is made?

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asking lemmy to 'Draw a duck and share your art'
  • few vectorizings and this duck could be one too

    That was my though, too ^^ so I have done it, but lemmy does not let me upload svgs. And I cannot upload it to pixelfed. Does someone know a place to share svgs?

    Edit:

    thanks to @indomara@lemmy.world

    here is the link: https://svgur.com/s/1BWq

  • Men Harassed A Woman In A Driverless Waymo, Trapping Her In Traffic
  • That's gotta be the cyberpunkiest thing I've read in a while.

  • Is there an app that can program audio configuration?
  • I found this software a couple of days ago. Not sure if it will really help with your first problem 😆 because I'm still figuring it out myself. But looks promising. https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects

  • What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise?
  • I did not get the hype for 'Don't Look Up'.

  • What are your favourite moments in videogames?
  • For me, one of the most memorable was, beating Ornstein and Smough in Dark Souls for the first time solo. It was a great feeling of accomplishment, and I could see that I really mastered that game's combat.

  • What did you buy that improved your life?
  • Can you share which one you are using? I am looking for good ones.

  • What is something that 2020s kids will never get to experience?
  • And the classic.

    Why it's called "Roll down the window".

  • What is something that 2020s kids will never get to experience?
  • Okay, something simple. Being annoyed that you forgot to rewind the video cassette the last time you watched a movie.

  • Which software was ahead of its time?
  • Okay this took me back a lot. The nostalgia hits hard.

  • Looks like a job for disk defragmenter!
  • No panic spinrite or ddrescue will handle it.

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • Solved: Ok, it seems to have been a software problem. That had to do with the sync. I have installed ubuntu on the laptop for now and everything works again. Some update seems to have shot something. I am now using a

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • Solved: Ok, it seems to have been a software problem. That had to do with the sync. I have installed ubuntu on the laptop for now and everything works again. Some update seems to have shot something. I am now using a

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • Solved: Ok, it seems to have been a software problem. That had to do with the sync. I have installed ubuntu on the laptop for now and everything works again. Some update seems to have shot something. I am now using a

  • So long... I'll not be returning
  • You geht downloads and subs with NewPipe, too. But it boils down to preference. And I prefere a open source app to begin with instead of patching something.

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • a monitor with g-sync/freesync, turn that on

    no the monitor does not have this feature,

    try to turn on v-sync

    I did and it does not change anything.

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • refresh rate auto switching enabled

    not that I am aware of. How could I find this out?

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • With my Phones Camera. But the effects are visible with just your eyes.

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • Edit: I want to add that this problem occurred from one day to the next. I'm using Jellyfin as playback, but this effect even occurs when moving windows over the screen

  • So long... I'll not be returning
  • Based on the screenshot I assume that you used youtube premium lite (what ever this was...) on your smartphone. Therefore, here the obligatory recommendation for NewPipe. Quasi Youtube Premium as apk. It has all the features you need:

    • no ads
    • you can close the app and your videos keep running in the background
    • you can turn off the screen and your videos will continue to run in the background

    There is also the fork NewPipe x SponsorBlock (link to repository) which integrates SponsorBlock into the app. (duh...) This will also skip the creator's ad blocks in the video.

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI
  • I use Linux and the VLC player for playback. But the problem shows up with everything that happens on the screen, even when I move windows etc.

    Yes, I have tried all the settings on my screen. So I think it must be something with the hardware.

  • Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI

    pixelfed.social Tanka shared a post

    Strange outputs from the HDMI output

    Tanka shared a post

    The lower part of my screen is updated one frame earlier than the upper part. I was able to isolate the error to the HDMI output of my laptop. The screen or cable is not broken, as I don't get these errors with other connected devices. I am assuming it is some hardware defect. Does anyone know what it could be and how I could fix it? Here are a few pictures that show the problem: pixelfed

    Solved: Ok, it seems to have been a software problem. That had to do with the sync. I have installed ubuntu on the laptop for now and everything works again. Some update seems to have shot something. I am now using a

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    Electronics @lemmy.ml Tanka @lemmy.ml

    Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI

    pixelfed.social Tanka shared a post

    Strange outputs from the HDMI output

    Tanka shared a post

    The lower part of my screen is updated one frame earlier than the upper part. I was able to isolate the error to the HDMI output of my laptop. The screen or cable is not broken, as I don't get these errors with other connected devices. I am assuming it is some hardware defect. Does anyone know what it could be and how I could fix it? Here are a few pictures that show the problem: pixelfed

    Solved: Ok, it seems to have been a software problem. That had to do with the sync. I have installed ubuntu on the laptop for now and everything works again. Some update seems to have shot something. I am now using a

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    Lower part of the screen is updated one frame earlier. Signal source: HDMI

    pixelfed.social Tanka shared a post

    Strange outputs from the HDMI output

    Tanka shared a post

    The lower part of my screen is updated one frame earlier than the upper part. I was able to isolate the error to the HDMI output of my laptop. The screen or cable is not broken, as I don't get these errors with other connected devices. I am assuming it is some hardware defect. Does anyone know what it could be and how I could fix it? Here are a few pictures that show the problem: pixelfed

    Solved: Ok, it seems to have been a software problem. That had to do with the sync. I have installed ubuntu on the laptop for now and everything works again. Some update seems to have shot something. I am now using a LTS version.

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