[Bug 59400] Re: Screen saver running in sessions that are not in control of monitor

2011-07-08 Thread Lenbok
This is crazy - I just installed natty and the default screensaver is electric sheep, which uses about 30% cpu. When we have each member of our family logged in, the CPU is constantly pegged!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 59400] Re: Screen saver running in sessions that are not in control of monitor

2007-05-16 Thread Micah Cowan
Confirming for the screensaver, as while Ken is right that it's not a bug with the screensaver when considering its original intended use, it is a bug with the screensaver in consideration of the use for which we have chosen it. It may not be Gnome's responsibility to fix, but it is ours, and the

[Bug 59400] Re: Screen saver running in sessions that are not in control of monitor

2007-04-09 Thread Micah Cowan
Hm. I believe this is so that when the second user's session ends, the first user, when his X session is made the current one, will be required to log in. I agree that it would be beneficial to prevent the screensaver from actually using up CPU unless it's the currently visible one, but I think