Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Andrew O. Shadura
Package: xscreensaver Version: 5.15-2 Severity: normal xscreensaver-demo overwrites at least lockTimeout configuration option; haven't tested anything else, however. -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1,

Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Jamie Zawinski
As the entire function of the xscreensaver-demo program is to edit your .xscreensaver file... Yes. Yes, it does. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Andrew Shadura
Hello, On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:51:02 -0800 Jamie Zawinski j...@jwz.org wrote: As the entire function of the xscreensaver-demo program is to edit your .xscreensaver file... Yes. Yes, it does. It should not. It resets it to 0 every time while it should keep it. It is a bug. -- WBR, Andrew

Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Andrew Shadura
Hello, On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:51:02 -0800 Jamie Zawinski j...@jwz.org wrote: As the entire function of the xscreensaver-demo program is to edit your .xscreensaver file... Yes. Yes, it does. Okay, I see xscreensaver-demo and xscreensaver itself have different ideas on precision of some

Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Jamie Zawinski
On Mar 6, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Andrew Shadura wrote: Also, it'd be good to have ability to edit time-related options with the same precision as they're specified in the configuration file. Believe it or not, it used to do that, but the Gnome UI team decided people should not be allowed to edit

Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Andrew Shadura
Hello, On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:39:02 -0800 Jamie Zawinski j...@jwz.org wrote: Also, it'd be good to have ability to edit time-related options with the same precision as they're specified in the configuration file. Believe it or not, it used to do that, but the Gnome UI team decided people

Bug#662883: xscreensaver-demo overwrites options

2012-03-06 Thread Jamie Zawinski
On Mar 6, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Andrew Shadura wrote: What do you mean when you say 'hard'? Just don't change settings user hasn't changed, what's so hard in this? You can prove me wrong by sending me a patch. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a