On Sunday 01 July 2018 06:16:01 pm dep wrote: > optimize its configuration, i'm trying to set the screen not to just blank > but to power down when the screensaver is called. I have not read any of the other replies, but an alternative is to add an Applet to your Panel that calls this Batch file. (I use the Gnome-Mines system icon for grins and place it on the far opposite side from the TDE Menu.) =========== goodnight.sh #!/bin/bash dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface lock sleep 3 xset dpms force standby =========== It locks the session and after 3 seconds turns the screen off. I've used this for 5+ years on my old Dell laptop (with CentOS, Ubuntu, Gnome, KDE, TDE), so I don't remember if it's hardware specific, so change as needed for your hardware. Best, Michael