Keyboard/mouse actions on laptop should not turn on screen with lid closed
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GNOME Screensaver |
Expired
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Medium
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gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Medium
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Tejal |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
My laptop (a Dell Inspiron 6000) has multimedia buttons on the front that can be used when the lid is closed. My g-p-m settings are to blank the screen when the lid is closed.
However, when I press the button (e.g. the volume) with the lid closed, I can see the screen turn back on inside the laptop. What's worse is that it never turns back off after that, even after the customary screensaver delay.
Duplicate bug #107399 reports the same behavior when moving an external mouse.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Set g-p-m to blank the screen with the lid closed.
2. Close the lid.
3. Press a multimedia button, move an external mouse, etc.
4. Wait for the screensaver to turn on and/or the screen to turn off; no response.
description: | updated |
Changed in gnome-screensaver: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gnome-screensaver: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
Changed in gnome-screensaver: | |
status: | New → Expired |
Changed in gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Tejal (tejalravih) |
gnome-screensaver should query the lid status before disabling itself