Annoying when it dims during YouTube videos
Ubuntu: Screen won't turn off when idle
It is generally good practice for computer users to set their monitors to turn off after a certain period of inactivity. This is good for a couple of reasons. People walking by your computer (at work, for example) cannot immediately see what is on your screen. Additionally, a monitor or display that is turned off is not active, which saves you money on your electric bill.
Of course, there are definitely times when you don’t want your screen to go blank. Online videos don’t always register as “activity,” so even if you’re happily binge-watching the latest YouTube opus or playing a web browser game, your screen might dim at an inopportune moment.
In a previous article, we discussed a handy utility called Caffeine that keeps your computer awake when certain conditions are met. That’s a scalpel-like approach. In this article, we’ll use something a little less sophisticated. Here, we’ll show you how to configure your power and screensaver settings so that your monitor now only dims or turns off when you shut down your system.
