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Bug 79469 - No error message is displayed when clicked on lock button and no xscreensaver running
No error message is displayed when clicked on lock button and no xscreensaver...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: xscreensaver
Classification: Deprecated
Component: screen locker
unspecified
Other Solaris
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: jacob berkman
screensaver QA Team
gnome[unmaintained]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-04-22 07:15 UTC by Jathish
Modified: 2012-03-07 09:37 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Jathish 2002-04-22 07:15:27 UTC 
Procedure:
1. Ensure that the lock button is present in the panel (If not, right 
click on (any) panel and choose 'Add to Panel' -> 'Lock Button'.
Also, ensure that xscreensaver is running in the background (If not, 
type 'xscreensaver &' in the command prompt)
2. Right click on the lock button and select the'Kill Screensaver Daemon' 
option 
3. Click on the lock button

No error message is displayed.
Comment 1 Steve George 2005-03-28 00:02:17 UTC 
Hi,

I can confirm that this bug still exists in GNOME 2.10 on ubuntu hoary-preview.

Thanks,

Steve
Comment 2 Peteris Krisjanis 2005-04-15 08:00:24 UTC 
Actually, I guess most users would expect screen to be locked anyway, with or
without xscreensaver, so no error shoud be given, but screen must be locked in
the way it is done with Typing Break from Keyboard preferences - greyed out and
some kind of logo could/should be given. If mouse moves, give normal password
dialog. It could be some kind of default screen locking method - if xscreensaver
is not provided.
Comment 3 André Klapper 2012-03-07 09:37:00 UTC 
According to its developer, xscreensaver is not under active development anymore.

It is unlikely that there will be any further active development.

Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping - Please feel
free to reopen this bug report in the future if anyone takes the responsibility
for active development again.