Not a bug. VLC disables the screensaver by default when playing video, so if you are running it, the screensaver will not activate.
** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- gnome-screensaver does not activate if text is highlighted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311235 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs