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Bug 644133 - Screensaver should not be disabled in presentation mode when window not on top
Screensaver should not be disabled in presentation mode when window not on top
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: evince
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.32.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Evince Maintainers
Evince Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-03-07 16:50 UTC by Reuben Thomas
Modified: 2011-03-20 10:53 UTC
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Description Reuben Thomas 2011-03-07 16:50:29 UTC 
Evince seems to disable the screensaver in presentation mode. This is good!

However, I'm reading a book in presentation mode. I often stop reading the book, and go to another window (with Alt+Tab). I then forget that the screensaver is disabled, and sometimes leave my screen on all night. This is bad!

Suggestion: only disable the screensaver while the presentation window is uppermost. Of course, this doesn't help if I stop reading the book, and simply leave the computer, but I don't see a sensible way around that.
Comment 1 Carlos Garcia Campos 2011-03-07 16:58:43 UTC 
Yes we should enable the screensaver again when  the window loses the focus, but why don't you use the fullscreen mode instead?
Comment 2 Reuben Thomas 2011-03-07 17:02:21 UTC 
The nice thing about presentation mode is that it is REALLY full-screen: the toolbar disappears, the thumbnails disappear (both of which are useful, so I don't want to hide them permanently, only when I am reading a book), and most importantly, the entire screen is black (I selected "Invert colors"), not just the background of the page.
Comment 3 Reuben Thomas 2011-03-07 17:02:56 UTC 
Also, disabling the screensaver is not useful if the evince window is not on top.
Comment 4 Carlos Garcia Campos 2011-03-20 10:53:39 UTC 
Fixed in git master now, thanks for reporting.