Ubuntu
adobe-flashplugin package

Flash fullscreen doesn't deactivate screensaver

Bug #994703 reported by flrtx on 2012-05-04

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #451589: Flash doesn't disable the screensaver. Edit Remove

This bug affects 8 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Every time I watch a flash video in fullscreen, I have to move the mouse every five minutes to prevent the screensaver from going on. It would be much better if flash would deactivate it when going to fullscreen mode (like it did some versions ago).

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-05-21:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in adobe-flashplugin (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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papukaija (papukaija) wrote on 2013-11-14:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 451589, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.