[screensaver] Screen blanks during video playback in Chrome and Firefox under Xwayland
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
X.Org X server |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
gnome-shell / gdm / wayland
Test Case:
1. Launch netflix in chrome
2. Play a video
3. Wait until the display times out.
Expected result
The screen does not dim
Actual result
The display goes black.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-shell 3.24.2-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.5-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Jun 12 09:21:46 2017
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1377 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
description: | updated |
Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Olivier Tilloy (osomon) |
summary: |
- [screensaver] Screen blanks during video playback in Chrome under - Xwayland + [screensaver] Screen blanks during video playback in Chrome and Firefox + under Xwayland |
no longer affects: | chromium-browser |
gnome-shell only knows that Chrome/Chromeium is running. It does not know what the browser is doing.
So if you want to disable blanking specifically during video playback, that's a browser enhancement. You might need to log a bug directly with Chromium/Chrome upstream.