Just to give you guys an update, I suspect that the xdg-screensaver script is actually the source of the problem. This is a common way for media players to interact with screensavers, as there is on default/standard that all screensavers stick to. For that I haven't found a cure yet.
Fixing this issue solely in Parole isn't enough and actually not a desirable solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309744 Title: Light Locker blanks the screen when playing video Status in Parole Media Player: New Status in “light-locker” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “xdg-utils” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On XUbuntu, the new Light Locker puts the screen black when playing video as if there was no activity. That is supposed to happen when the user is away from keyboard but in the case of playing a video, no mouse or keyboard activity may be registered for two hours and still the screen must remain active. This didn't happen with the old screen saver. This applies to both and VLC and Parole. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: vlc 2.1.2-2build2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Fri Apr 18 15:41:48 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-31 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326) SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/parole/+bug/1309744/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
