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DPMSEnable(3)                                    X FUNCTIONS                                   DPMSEnable(3)



NAME
       DPMSEnable - enables DPMS on the specified display

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lXext [ library ... ]
       #include <X11/extensions/dpms.h>

       Status DPMSEnable ( Display *display );

ARGUMENTS
       display
              Specifies the connection to the X server

DESCRIPTION
       The  DPMSEnable  function enables Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) on the specified display.
       When DPMS is enabled, DPMS will use the currently saved timeout values. It will trigger the appropri-ate appropriate
       ate DPMS power level based on the timeout values. Refer to DPMSSetTimeouts.  All physical screens are
       affected by DPMSEnable at the same time.

       If DPMSEnable is invoked on a display which has DPMS already enabled, or on a display which does  not
       support DPMS, no change is made and no error is returned.

RETURN VALUES
       TRUE           The DPMSEnable function always returns TRUE.

SEE ALSO
       DPMSCapable(3), DPMSDisable(3), DPMSGetTimeouts(3), DPMSSetTimeouts(3)



X Version 11                                    libXext 1.0.5                                  DPMSEnable(3)

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