i want to point out that this bug not only causes inconveniences because some screensavers do not perform as good as they could, but some screensavers are outright broken.
the screensaver to show pictures from the user directory must be configured before it can work for non-english installs because the folder name is hardcoded and incorrect for non-english installs. one could of course improve the code to determine the correct folder but it is still likely that the user puts his pictures elsewhere or does not want to display all of them but just a subset. so making screensavers not configurable is problematic for two reasons: 1. the settings chosen right now are broken under certain circumstances and there needs to be a way to correct them 2. it is questionable if screensaver selection can ever be simplified so far that no configuration is needed. people want to personalize their screensaver just as they want to personalize their desktop. i do not see why this should be technically restricted. if our opinion is that much diverging from upstreams opinion maybe our code should be diverging, too. however i cannot believe that they neglect the need for configurability that vehemently. we should contact them first. -- no 'Settings' button in gnome-screensaver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/22007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
