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gnome-screensaver package

When locking manually, theme setting is ignored, random hack starts

Bug #162910 reported by Eugene Crosser
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver

I use gutsy on a T41 thinkpad (with Mobility FireGL 9000), and I regularly lock screen with "Lock Screen" button of the logout/lock/switch applet. Because of the bug #22045, it often starts to flicker and other people in the room are getting mad. To alleviate the problem, I select a single non-intrusive "theme" in the screensaver settings (e.g. slideshow or blank screen), but that setting has no effect: regardless of the setting, random screensaver starts. I believe that pressing "lock screen" button should invoke the screensaver selected in the settings.

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for your report, That works fine here, May you please run the gnome-screensaver from the command like this: gnome-screensaver --no-daemon --debug &>gnome-screensaver-debug.txt and attach that log to the report? thanks!.

Changed in gnome-screensaver:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Eugene Crosser (crosser) wrote :
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Eugene Crosser (crosser) wrote :

The previous attachment is for manually running a second instance of screensaver, which immediately terminates. Here, there is a "real" run, with activation and deactivation of the screensaver.

Anyway, my report proved to be misleading. Setting the theme in gnome-screensaver-preferences *does* have effect, but *not* in the same session. Given that most other settings in Gnome have effect immediately, this is confusing. I think, at the very least, a warning should be added to the gnome-screensaver-preferences applet, saying something like "settings will have effect on next login". (and this is likely upstream ticket).

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Thanks in advance.

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Eugene Crosser (crosser) wrote :

I *think* that as of hardy, the settings are taking effect immediately now. I will verify it and report on Aug 8th when I get access to the system in question.

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Eugene Crosser (crosser) wrote :

I can confirm that the problem is no longer here (as of 8.04.1)

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

closing the bug then, thanks you.

Changed in gnome-screensaver:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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