How to make xscreensaver turn off the backlight only when explicitly locked

Question

Is it possible to set up XScreensaver so that it would turn the LCD backlight off only when I lock the screen by hand?

I thought it must be controlled by the "Quick Power-off in Blank Only Mode", but this option seems to work only in combination with Standby/Suspend/Off options. So what may be a good way of keeping the screen backlight off when the screen is locked?

Solution

It seems that the "Quick Power-Off in Blank Only Mode" is only enabled when power management is enabled (makes sense, however the GUI implies otherwise IMO).

I have set every timed power management option to one minute and enabled the quick power-off option. Now whenever I lock manually the screen powers-off immediately. When I push a button the screen powers back on and powers off after one minute.

It should be noted that power management is also applied when not in screensaver.

Comments

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> however the GUI implies otherwise IMO - Exactly! I did try this method before posting my question. The reason I do not use it as you suggested is that I need my screen to stay on all the time except when PC is locked.

[JB0x2D1]

It should also be noted that setting Display Mode to Disable Screen Saver also disables Power Management.