And to say it clearer again: * I don't need a bootsplash * I want a bootsplash again because it looks nice for other users * But only a working one! @ ray: We can discuss everything here in the forum ;) Well, why didnt you say so :D Anyways, my intention wasnt to be rude, apologies if it did. :) Ch...

@thenktor, True, but scrolling messages arent the most user friendly thing either. I dont understand what a bootsplash would take away from a distro. In anycase, it is finally left to the developers what they think is right. But, i think we do need a place where users can discuss/debate with the dev...

You need gnome-python installed, it has the python bindings to gconf.

Cheers,
ray

This is all wildly off-topic, as has been pointed out. If anyone wants to open a new thread in a more suitable part of the forum to discuss Linux - and especially Salix - design philosophy and ease of use, or whatever, I'd certainly be glad to carry on the discussion there. Meanwhile, may I say tha...

Can you run caffeine from the terminal and post the output?
Sounds you're missing some dependencies

Cheers,
ray

Did you try setting to run fullscreen from Options?

@gapan,

Caffeine does this automatically for apps you specify & flash videos too.
Quite a nice app.

@mimosa,

Sure the setup.py file is executable?
Try this:

Okay, not sure why that isnt working for you, as it does for me. I am on a laptop though. Any case, i've one more card up my sleeve :D Install caffeine from here: https://launchpad.net/caffeine Unfortunately, it doesnt have a package, but is quite straightforward to install. Extract the tarball and ...

Its called 'xfce4-power-manager' and it's in the salix repos.
It's installed by default on the Xfce version of Salix.

Try running it from the terminal: Are you on a laptop or desktop?

If you are using the Xfce Power Manager as well, enabling the power manager plugin in parole will fix that. EDIT: Also, in the right-click menu of Xfce Power Manager is an option called 'Monitor Power Control', unticking it will disable blanking of the screen, so if you're watching something on yout...