xdg-screensaver requires a windowid to suspend it. Once that window disappears, gnome-screensaver automatically resumes.
I was having a problem with mplayer not inhibiting gnome-screensaver, so I wrote this bash alias to inhibit it for mplayer: alias xdg-screensaver-mplayer-suspend="xdg-screensaver suspend $(wmctrl -l | sed -nr 's/^(0x[0-9a-f]+).+mplayer.*/\1/p')" Obviously, you also need wmctrl installed to use it. Whenever I have mplayer running, I just run xdg-screensaver-mplayer-suspend You could do the same thing with skype: alias xdg-screensaver-skype-suspend="xdg-screensaver suspend $(wmctrl -l | sed -nr 's/^(0x[0-9a-f]+).+skype.*/\1/ip')" Or, if you have YouTube in a separate window: alias xdg-screensaver-youtube-suspend="xdg-screensaver suspend $(wmctrl -l | sed -nr 's/^(0x[0-9a-f]+).+youtube.*/\1/ip')" You would just put the command you want into ~/.bashrc Yes, this is a big hassle, and gnome-screensaver-command should be fixed to support inhibit again, but it's a usable workaround for the time being. -- 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/988949 Title: cannot inhibit gnome screensaver via gnome-screensaver-command Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Inhibiting Screensaver via gnome-screensaver-command vanished, so it is not possible to prevent screensaver from locking unless deactivating via systemsettings which is laborious. Since youtube or skype do not inhibit screensaver by their own this option is important. thx! karl ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-screensaver 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Apr 26 17:39:00 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No GnomeSessionInhibitors: None GsettingsGnomeSession: org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay uint32 180 org.gnome.desktop.session session-name 'ubuntu' InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-16 (9 days ago) WindowManager: No value set for `/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/988949/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
