gnome-screensaver fades the screen when mouse/keyboard input stops

[Andriopoulos Nikolaos]

Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10

gnome-screensaver:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 3.2.0-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
     3.2.0-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[sojourner (itsmealso2)]

this is very annoying , fades within 3 seconds of mouse stopping , you have to keep moving the mouse to even type into a trrminal .
this is on a fully up to date 11.10 running gnome-shell 64 bit .

[sojourner (itsmealso2)]

also there is no way to configure the screen saver .

[Quackers (quackers)]

Me too :-)
Is this the same bug that causes the screen to go black when watching a video in full screen mode? Same cause?

[Andriopoulos Nikolaos (sirnicolas21)]

u can temp solve it by running on a terminal

sudo apt-get install gnome-screensaver-
sudo lightdm restart

then just wait for a new release of the package...
warning: u cannot lock your computer after those commands.....

[Tommy (lodmot347)]

It happens to me too, even in fullscreen.
Also, another way to fix it is by uninstalling gnome-screensaver completely and installing xscreensaver. That one is a lot better anyway, and you get like 200 screensavers with it, which look awesome on an HDTV.