https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131 DisplayFusion RSS: Can screen saver be configured not to run if a particular application is running? Sat, 30 May 2026 22:35:33 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#13 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:01:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#13 DisplayFusion Ok, strange that it didn't work with the GalCiv EXE anyways. After GalCiv launches, is there a different EXE that the game runs in?

Instead of disabling the screen saver automatically, you could assign key combinations to the "Disable/Enable Screen Saver" functions on the DF Settings > Functions tab. You can then manually disable it and re-enable it when done with the game. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#12 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:05:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#12 DisplayFusion Also it might be helpful to know my GalCiv 3 game is at about 500 turns and is configured for gigantic and the number of objects/ships etc is extreme.

I have a Dell Alienware Aurora, 16 gig of RAM, i7 running at 3.4, 64 bit windows, with SATA SSD drive. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#11 Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:01:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#11 DisplayFusion Unfortunately, after a week of using the trigger functionality, I have noticed that the Trigger stops working.

I have it configured to stop the screen saver when Steam is running, but for some reason, it thinks that steam stops running and the screen saver is started again.

Now GalCiv 3 still has performance issues (memory and cpu hog to boot) and tends to go Non-responsive randomly, but does return to responsiveness, and since it is tied to Steam, it might confuse Display Fusion. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#10 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:12:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#10 DisplayFusion No worries, glad to hear you were able to get it sorted out! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#9 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 08:41:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#9 DisplayFusion Unfortunately, the Trigger didn't work using GalCiv3 EXE as the trigger. I changed it to the Stream main app, and that worked great. Don't worry, I blame Stream and how they kind of lock games to them on the PC.

Thanks again! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#8 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 22:17:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#8 DisplayFusion Thanks, I get it.

Thats great ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#7 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:41:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#7 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks! If you update to the latest 8.0 Beta, you should be able to do what you're looking for using Trigger rules. I've attached the example rules. One detects when the game starts and disables the screen saver, the other detects when the game closes and enables the screen saver.

Hope that works! I don't have that game to test with, so I couldn't confirm here. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#6 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 23:00:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#6 DisplayFusion full screened ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#5 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:22:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#5 DisplayFusion Does the game run windowed, or full screen? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#4 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:54:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#4 DisplayFusion Sorry, GalCiv3 via Steam if that matters. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#3 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:53:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#3 DisplayFusion I am using the version 8 beta. It is a game. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#2 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:44:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131#2 DisplayFusion You might be able to do this with the new Triggers feature in the DisplayFusion 8.0 Beta version. What type of application is it? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:32:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/can-screen-saver-be-configured-not-to-run-if-a-particular-application-is-running/?ID=cd40bf2d-f7fc-4a38-8ed6-04969733d131 DisplayFusion Thanks, just curious... ]]>