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Bug 333505 - Do not wake up if button pressed is a multimedia key
Do not wake up if button pressed is a multimedia key
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 422390
Product: gnome-screensaver
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
2.13.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: gnome-screensaver maintainers
gnome-screensaver maintainers
: 359363 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-03-05 17:01 UTC by Alexander Hunziker
Modified: 2007-12-08 17:57 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Alexander Hunziker 2006-03-05 17:01:15 UTC 
I sometimes use my PC as a music player, after a while the screen saver shows up
and it just continues playing. Now it would be nice if a button press on "Next
Track" or "Volume up" didn't kill the screensaver. If the screen is even in
Powersave mode then that would be even more interesting.
Comment 1 William Jon McCann 2006-05-18 16:03:49 UTC 
Are these multimedia keys handled by hardware?  If they are handled by software then I don't think the screensaver will allow those keys to work at all when the screen is locked.

Powersave mode (aka DPMS) is mostly managed by the xserver.  When it detects activity it turns the display back on.  So, there isn't much we can do about that.
Comment 2 William Jon McCann 2007-01-05 18:47:39 UTC 
*** Bug 359363 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Mantas Kriaučiūnas 2007-01-14 01:41:21 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Are these multimedia keys handled by hardware?  If they are handled by software
> then I don't think the screensaver will allow those keys to work at all when
> the screen is locked.

I understand, that this can be a security issue, but it would be very nice if gnome-screensaver would have an ability to resend some keys (from user-changeable keylist) to gnome-desktop when screen is locked. We can create a gconf setting for this feature.
Comment 4 Brian Kerrick Nickel 2007-01-19 19:43:11 UTC 
Regardless, it would be preferable for the screensaver not to wake up if non-alphanumeric keys are pressed. In my bug (marked duplicate) the media buttons are outside of lid and will cause the screensaver to wake up if I'm carrying my laptop and accidentally push the buttons.
Comment 5 Teppo Turtiainen 2007-12-08 17:57:47 UTC 
Marking this as a duplicate of a newer bug with more details and a patch.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 422390 ***