Ok, so I think I've figured this one out. The problem is that the /usr/bin/xdg-screensaver script does detect the desktop-environment (in our case: "xfce"), but when checking for it in "perform_action" there's actually no case that matches xfce, so it never does anything if it detects xfce. This was previously not noted because we used xscreensaver, which has a special case built in.
There is one easy workaround: replace the '' in line 435 with 'xfce' and it should work. The desired patch is probably adding a special case for light-locker just as there's one for xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver, cause it could also be used in other DEs. However, there is one big caveat: the script in its current form always sets the screensaver timeout to the system default value of "600" (i.e. 10minutes). So the feature of remembering the timeout and re-setting it correctly on "resume" would have to be added in a second step. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309744 Title: Light Locker blanks the screen when playing video Status in Parole Media Player: New Status in “light-locker” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “xdg-utils” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On XUbuntu, the new Light Locker puts the screen black when playing video as if there was no activity. That is supposed to happen when the user is away from keyboard but in the case of playing a video, no mouse or keyboard activity may be registered for two hours and still the screen must remain active. This didn't happen with the old screen saver. This applies to both and VLC and Parole. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: vlc 2.1.2-2build2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 18 15:41:48 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-31 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326) SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/parole/+bug/1309744/+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
