Bug 344471

Summary: mouse and keyboard activity in rdesktop no resetting screensaver timeout
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: John Mellor <john.mellor>
Component: xscreensaverAssignee: Mamoru TASAKA <mtasaka>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description John Mellor 2007-10-21 15:15:01 UTC
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Description of problem:
While a running rdesktop to another machine has focus (e.g. full-screen is very normal usage), keyboard and mouse events do not reset the X screensaver timeout, and the screensaver kicks in even though you are active.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xscreensaver-base-5.03-10.fc7

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1.set screensaver low (say 12 minute)
2.full-screen rdesktop to another machine
3.type away for > timeout time

Actual Results:
screensaver kicks in incorrectly.

Expected Results:
User activity should be resetting the screensaver timeout.  There should be no means available for the application (rdesktop in this case) to bypass this timer reset.

Additional info:
After the screensaver kicks in, most keyboard activity  or mouse movement will NOT bring up an unlock pane.  You're stuck.  If you are doing something time-critical at the time, you have a serious problem.

Workaround 1: three-finger salute (CTRL-ALT-DEL) will bring bring up the unlock pane.  You may then unlock the X display an continue working.  I don't think any other key sequences are usable.  If you are trying to pass through this key sequence at the time, you may be in trouble.

Workaround 2: Disable X screensaver before using rdesktop.  Very messy.

Comment 1 Mamoru TASAKA 2007-10-21 15:50:42 UTC
Well, actually I don't use rdesktop and I don't how how rdesktop
is working..

Jamie, it seems that you once tried to deal with this issue
according to Changelog of 4.16.
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Changes since 4.15:
* Possibly-futile attempt to work around "rdesktop"
  focus/grab idiocy.
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Any ideas?


Comment 2 Jamie Zawinski 2007-10-21 18:14:13 UTC
It's hopeless.  I consider it a bug in rdesktop, but you could as easily consider it a design flaw in X itself. 
There is, as far as I can tell, no way to fix it.

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=381347&aid=621085&group_id=24366
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=104713

Comment 3 Mamoru TASAKA 2007-10-21 23:52:43 UTC
Well, for now I keep this open, not knowing when to close...

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Comment 5 Bug Zapper 2008-06-17 02:42:28 UTC
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