In the current development version of Ubuntu (13.10 Saucy) the power
settings do offer a choice When the lid is closed: Do nothing. So I'm
marking this as fixed. (The behavior is broken, but that's a different
issue; see bug #990908.)
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Status:
Either this bug, or bug 720653, is no longer valid. Bug 720653 complains
that the option exists but does nothing.
** Summary changed:
- Do Nothing option not available by default in the power management
preferences dialog
+ Do Nothing option not available for lid closing in Power settings
**
