Ubuntu
gnome-screensaver package

  1. Bug #49579
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 49579

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Peter Ford (peter.ford) wrote : Re: screen doesn't lock when panel menu is open

> This bug could be similar to 388598, where an open menu prevents the
> hotkeys from working...

Yes, I think so. See "gnome-bugs #440515", which is listed in the Remote Bug Watches section. That is the 'upstream' bug about the screensaver problem. Comment 7 on it implies there is a link between it and the 'global keyboard shortcut' problem.

I have the feeling that a proper fix may need a change to part of the design of GTK+. Perhaps someone should set up a software bounty? Alternatively, there was a workaround suggested just for the screensaver problem: a timeout for open menus.