Description of problem: The default action for lid closing should be to suspend. This works on my Thinkpad T500 when on battery and on AC, but not when docked. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-power-manager-3.0.0-3.fc15.x86_64 upower-0.9.10-1.fc15.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Put computer into docking station. 2. Close lid. Actual results: Nothing. Expected results: Computer is suspended. Additional info: acpi_listen output: button/lid LID close video/switchmode VMOD 00000080 00000000 button/lid LID open processor LNXCPU:00 00000080 00000004 processor LNXCPU:00 00000080 00000000 processor LNXCPU:00 00000080 00000004 processor LNXCPU:01 00000080 00000004 processor LNXCPU:00 00000080 00000000 processor LNXCPU:01 00000080 00000000 processor LNXCPU:00 00000080 00000004 processor LNXCPU:01 00000080 00000004
Yup, we explicitly disable suspend-on-lid closed when docked. Some people close the lid on the laptop and just use an external screeen. This is what the designers wanted.
> Some people close the lid on the laptop and just use an external screeen. This > is what the designers wanted. Is there a gconf setting to undo that? If so, I can move the bug to gnome-tweak-tool (and perhaps even fix it myself). Of course, it would be even better if the default behavior were conditional on having: 1) at least one active (possibly mirrored) external display; 2) one attached external keyboard. In fact, "docked" seems to be a cheap replacement for this condition. If a laptop is on AC power but has an external keyboard and display, and you close the lid, it should likely be blanked rather than suspended.
Hmm, after more tests I found that something similar to what I mentioned in comment 2 _is_ implemented. Probably another condition is required though, for example displays being mirrored, or the activities bar being on the external display. In my case (external display+keyboard+mouse, but activities bar on the laptop screen) it is pretty obvious that I want to suspend the laptop, as the activities bar is not accessible anymore when I close the lid.
How can I ask someone to look at the patch upstream? The use case in comment 1 just works with it too.
Fix was committed upstream