Ubuntu
firefox package

Watching a video in Firefox counts as being inactive, so the screen turns off

Bug #1114626 reported by David Nemeskey
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firefox (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I was watching the videos here: http://spoonyexperiment.com/2012/08/11/ultima-9-ascension-finale/ , when the screen suddenly (albeit gradually) turned off. Apparently the number of minutes specified in the Brighness and Lock settings panel had elapsed, so to save power Ubuntu turned off the screen. The problem is: watching a video IS an activity. I don't know whether it is only Firefox, or it happens with other browsers as well. Totem is clearly not affected by this problem.

I'm on Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS. Firefox is at version 18.0.1.

Rick Reznicsek (rreznicsek11)
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Rick Reznicsek (rreznicsek11) wrote :

You should check your power settings and make sure you have the newest release of Firefox. I attemped to repeat this bug and was not able. This is not so much a bug but is the normal function of your sleep settings in Ubuntu. I have watched many flash videos in firefox and the power did not turn off for me, so I understand your frustration. If you continue to have the problem why not use appport so you can give a dump so we can better help you solve this problem.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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