Screensaver not disabled when running XBMC
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver
I'm running a fresh install of Jaunty with all updates as of 20090404 and running XBMC from SVN repository
When watching a video using xbmc the screensaver kicks in at the time set in the screensaver preferences. This was not the case with intrepid. I would have expected the screensaver to remain off while running this app as it contains its own screensaver.
I reported it to the XBMC dev team but they are of the opinion that it is out of their reach. It may not be the most important bug, but it's one of the very few I have come across so far.
My quick fix was to make a custom app launcher, which runs a script disabling the screensaver, starting xbmc then re-enabling it on exit. Seems to work.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: xbmc 8.10final1svn19
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xbmc
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package
Same thing happens when using my unmentionable virtual machine in VirtualBox. Just for the record. I haven't got round to trying other SDL based software.