While I agree this may not be an XFPM bug /per se/, it is an XFCE
compilation bug in my view since XFPM and xfce4-session both place
.desktop files in /etc/xdg/autostart for xfpm and xscreensaver
respectively, and both of those apps compete against each other to set
dpms settings. I think there needs to be better autodetection in xfpm to
see if xscreensaver exists, and disable certain features if xscreensaver
provides them.

My machine is a desktop and does not require ACPI-related power
management facilities provided by XFPM and so on my machine I simply
disable XFPM by removing the .desktop file from /etc/xdg/autostart as I
am happy with the screenblanking and DPMS settings offered by
xscreensaver alone. But that will not be feasible for laptop computers,
for example, that require some mix of features (screenblanking, dpms and
ACPI-related power management).

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