Basically, the newer gnome-screensaver uses gnome-session for the idle timeout. Xubuntu doesn't use gnome-session, so gnome-screensaver doesn't work. Here is the upstream bug report for the issue:
http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5927 ** Bug watch added: Xfce Bugzilla #5927 http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5927 -- gnome-screensaver not functioning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411350 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
