SDL_DisableScreenSaver(3)

SDL_DisableScreenSaver3

Prevent the screen from being blanked by a screen saver.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_DisableScreenSaver(void);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_video.h

Overview

If you disable the screensaver, it is automatically re-enabled when SDL quits.

The screensaver is disabled by default, but this may by changed by

SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER .

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

Thread safety

This function should only be called on the main thread.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.