Leaving the application menu up will prevent the screen saver from activating. Sort of. The timer has triggered, but the screensaver does not activate As soon as the menu goes away, the screensaver will run. Other applets may also cause this.
System: Linux Mint 17 (RC) 64-bit
1. Open the Power Management page in Cinnamon Settings
2. Set "Start the screensaver when inactive for" to the lowest setting (5 minutes)
3. Open the Menu applet.
4. Wait long enough for the screensaver to activate.
5. Launch a new app.
6. Observe the screensaver kicking in.
7. Unlock the screensaver.
8. Observe the app launched in #5 running.
Expected behavior:
The screensaver should activate at the selected time.
Leaving the application menu up will prevent the screen saver from activating. Sort of. The timer has triggered, but the screensaver does not activate As soon as the menu goes away, the screensaver will run. Other applets may also cause this.
System: Linux Mint 17 (RC) 64-bit
1. Open the Power Management page in Cinnamon Settings
2. Set "Start the screensaver when inactive for" to the lowest setting (5 minutes)
3. Open the Menu applet.
4. Wait long enough for the screensaver to activate.
5. Launch a new app.
6. Observe the screensaver kicking in.
7. Unlock the screensaver.
8. Observe the app launched in #5 running.
Expected behavior:
The screensaver should activate at the selected time.