Comment 4 for bug 509411

You are right, thanks Chris. The screen saver is disabled there.

However, the current architecture/concept is not consistent in itself:

- what for is there an icon, when it doesn't have any effect?

- why doesn't clicking the icon start the required programm
  (gnome-screen-saver) by itself?

- why isn't there any feedback about why nothing happens when I tell the
  computer to do some action (lock the screen) and it doesn't do it?

- why is it necessary to occupy virtual memory and CPU cycles with a programm
  (gnome-screensaver), when the programm doesn't do anything useful during
  its life? Locking the screen is an active action from the user and thus
  gnome-screensaver can be startet and stoped when it is not needed?

- why does it have an effect to click on the "lock" icon but not any effect to
  click on the "shutdown" icon and choose "Lock Screen"?