Description of problem: Applications like "mplayer" or "brightside" cannot block or activate the screensaver. The reason is that those software expects an "xscreensaver" task and/or the "xscreensaver-command" tool, which is not provided by "gnome-screensaver". Probably there is more software (games, TV applications, video players) having the same issues. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-screensaver-2.14.1-1.fc5.1 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use mplayer to play a movie (using -stop-xscreensaver option) 2. Watch the movie for several minutes Other Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install brightside (Fedora Extras) 2. Configure it to activate or disable the screensaver by moving the mouse into a display corner Actual results: mplayer: screenblanker is activated while watching the movie brightside: unable to blank the screen or disable the screen blanker Expected results: mplayer: -stop-xscreensaver option actually disables the screen saver while the movie is played back. brightside: moving the mouse into a screen corner performs the appropriate action. Additional info: I know that this is not really a gnome-screensaver issue. Anyhow there is a lot of software expecting xscreensaver to be running, so there should be some kind of downward compatibility.
Hi, We no longer support Fedora Core 5 and I am currently trying to get my open bug count down to a more manageable state. I'm going to close this bug as WONTFIX. If this issue is still a concern for you, would you mind trying to reproduce on a supported version of Fedora and reopening? (this is a mass message)