This is still present on 12.10 with gnome-shell 3.6 (with the new lock screen, which does allow controlling volume and music with the mouse only, but not with keyboard) Not sure if that should be a separate bug by now, or if its a separate package.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191041 Title: gnome-screensaver blocks multimedia keys Status in GNOME Screensaver: In Progress Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver In Hardy (posibly in others too), when gnome-screensaver turns on, it blocks the volume up/down, play/pause and mute keys. Maybe it'd be a good idea not to block those specific keys, so that people who are listening to music with the screen powered off don't need to enter their password just to use them. Steps to reproduce. 1- Turn on gnome-screensaver, and select the "Lock screen when screensaver is active" option. 2- Start rhythmbox and play some music. 3- Wait for the screensaver to appear. 4- Press any of those multimedia keys. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-screensaver/+bug/191041/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
