1.1 --- a/include/SDL_hints.h	Thu Feb 27 22:06:41 2014 -0500
     1.2 +++ b/include/SDL_hints.h	Fri Feb 28 14:23:41 2014 -0800
     1.3 @@ -129,6 +129,17 @@
     1.4  #define SDL_HINT_RENDER_VSYNC               "SDL_RENDER_VSYNC"
     1.5  
     1.6  /**
     1.7 + *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the screensaver is enabled. 
     1.8 + *
     1.9 + *  This variable can be set to the following values:
    1.10 + *    "0"       - Disable screensaver
    1.11 + *    "1"       - Enable screensaver
    1.12 + *
    1.13 + *  By default SDL will disable the screensaver.
    1.14 + */
    1.15 +#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER    "SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER"
    1.16 +
    1.17 +/**
    1.18   *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the X11 VidMode extension should be used.
    1.19   *
    1.20   *  This variable can be set to the following values:

     2.1 --- a/src/video/SDL_video.c	Thu Feb 27 22:06:41 2014 -0500
     2.2 +++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c	Fri Feb 28 14:23:41 2014 -0800
     2.3 @@ -421,8 +421,10 @@
     2.4  SDL_VideoInit(const char *driver_name)
     2.5  {
     2.6      SDL_VideoDevice *video;
     2.7 +    const char *hint;
     2.8      int index;
     2.9      int i;
    2.10 +    SDL_bool allow_screensaver;
    2.11  
    2.12      /* Check to make sure we don't overwrite '_this' */
    2.13      if (_this != NULL) {
    2.14 @@ -510,7 +512,15 @@
    2.15         joystick, or passively watching a movie. Things that use SDL but
    2.16         function more like a normal desktop app should explicitly reenable the
    2.17         screensaver. */
    2.18 -    SDL_DisableScreenSaver();
    2.19 +    hint = SDL_GetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER);
    2.20 +    if (hint) {
    2.21 +        allow_screensaver = SDL_atoi(hint) ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE;
    2.22 +    } else {
    2.23 +        allow_screensaver = SDL_FALSE;
    2.24 +    }
    2.25 +    if (!allow_screensaver) {
    2.26 +        SDL_DisableScreenSaver();
    2.27 +    }
    2.28  
    2.29      /* If we don't use a screen keyboard, turn on text input by default,
    2.30         otherwise programs that expect to get text events without enabling