Screen saver starts up while Safari is streaming

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Screen saver starts up while Safari is streaming

That's it really . . I'll be watching NetFlix or any other streaming video, and the screen saver starts up right on time as if I'd been completely inactive.
What am I missing here ?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), iMac 6,1 / Intel / 24 " / 2 GB Ram / "750" GB / LaCie 500 GB external. . .

Posted on Mar 28, 2011 11:52 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 29, 2011 2:22 AM in response to DmR of AtoZ

Hi,

Open System Preferences / Desktop & Screen Saver then select the Screen Saver tab.

Where you see: Start screen saver

Adjust the slider so the screen saver doesn't activate so soon.

If that doesn't help, open a Finder window. Select your Home folder in the Sidebar on the left now open the Library folder then the Preferences folder.

Move the com.apple.screensaver.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Trash.

Restart your Mac. See if that makes a difference.

Carolyn 🙂

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Answer 2

Klaus1

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Mar 29, 2011 7:35 AM in response to DmR of AtoZ

As an alternative to Carolyn's good advice, I use a script called Caffeine:

http://caffeine.en.softonic.com/mac

This gives me an icon of a cup of coffee in the menu bar. Click that and you have temporarily killed the screen saver coming on until you click it again.

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DmR of AtoZ Author

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Mar 30, 2011 1:04 AM in response to Klaus1

Thanks guys,
But I wasn't really talkin' about a problem with the screen-saver coming on too soon.
That can certainly be adjusted, of course. And a move of the mouse causing it to cancel always works fine.

What my question is, more concisely, is why would it come on when something active is happening, such as watching something on NetFlix in Safari ?
I thought it only came on during inactivity.

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DmR of AtoZ Author

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Apr 12, 2011 8:35 PM in response to DmR of AtoZ

I was just about to post this again as a new topic, but the 3rd reply ( of mine ) sure seems to say it clearly enough.
Why does something like NetFlix on Safari not hold off screen saver ?

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DmR of AtoZ Author

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Nov 7, 2011 11:49 PM in response to DmR of AtoZ

Another try ?

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