*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 53947 ***
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 53947
incorrectly disables gnome-screensaver
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mplayer does not disable screensaver
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Same problem with Edgy Eft.
The disable screensaver option in mplayer gui / misc menu doesn't work.
Aftr wandering around the Net, it seems that mplayer disables xscreensaver but
doesn't know about gnome-screensaver AND gnome-power-manager.
Here is a limited solution :
I'd rather say mplayer fails to disable DPMS feature, which suspends
monitor after 30 minutes (in your case). I have similar problem, Ubuntu
6.06.
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More details can be found here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=189051
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I managed to solve it somehow.
As I found out later, it was necessary to change System - Preferences
- Power Managment - Put display to sleep... (and move the slider to
the never position).
It'd be good to have it in one place someday.
I've also disabled screensaver (I don't like screensavers,
