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Bug 336123 - Screensaver idle-time confused by system clock change
Screensaver idle-time confused by system clock change
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 336114
Product: gnome-screensaver
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
2.14.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-screensaver maintainers
gnome-screensaver maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-03-26 22:37 UTC by Steven Garrity
Modified: 2006-03-26 22:40 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.13/2.14


Description Steven Garrity 2006-03-26 22:37:00 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
The idle time for gnome-screensaver seems to become confused if you change you
system time. for example:

Steps to reproduce:
1. Set your gnome-screensaver to turn on after 10 minutes
2. Set your system time ahead 11 or more minutes


Actual results:
gnome-screensaver seems to think the system has been idle during that "missing
time" and the screensaver turns on immediately.

Expected results:
The screensaver should (probably?) keep track of it's own idle time, regardless
of any changes to the system clock/time.

Does this happen every time?
Yes.

Other information:
This could become a problem during daylight-savings-time changes.
Comment 1 Sergej Kotliar 2006-03-26 22:40:20 UTC 
Heh, seems you're not the only one to notice this when the daylight-savings-time changed ;-)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 336114 ***