"blank screen" screensaver should be default

[Jérôme]

Binary package hint: xscreensaver

Because:

- the cost of the energy will increase in the coming years (what ever the primary source is)

- a laptop needs to spare its battery

I think that Ubuntu should set the blank screen as default screensaver for all its flavour (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu netbook edition, ...).

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Feb 13 18:09:23 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
Package: xscreensaver 5.10-3ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=C
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic i686

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for reporting this issue. This is more of a change of default than it is a bug, so I am marking it as a wishlist request.

[Jérôme (jerome-bouat)]

I think this bug should be fixed before the next LTS release of Ubuntu.

Basically the large number of users with blank screen by default would save a lot of energy.

Each step can make the world better :)

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

This should be discussed on the mailing list, to be honest. It is not really a bug, bug a change to the defaults set by the developers. It really does not affect the use of the system, and the user has the choice to set the screensaver to use a blank screen if desired. In the meantime, the wishes of a single user do not usually dictate the default settings.

To discuss this issue, feel free to bring it up on the Xubuntu developers user list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel .

[Jérôme (jerome-bouat)]

I just sent a message to the Ubuntu-desktop list.

[Jérôme (jerome-bouat)]

Still occurs on Xubuntu 11.04 natty

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Xubuntu Community decided they like a non-blank screensaver, and it will not be blank for Xubuntu for Oneiric Ocelot (Xubuntu 11.10). Thank you for your suggestion.