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Bug 763461 - Have the optional ability to have a screensaver
Have the optional ability to have a screensaver
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Other Preferences
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-03-10 14:21 UTC by Inactive account
Modified: 2016-03-10 17:23 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Inactive account 2016-03-10 14:21:37 UTC 
Even though I understand that we early on decided to move away from screensavers and to just have a black screen, not all users will like this. So I think that it would be good if there was at least the optional ability in the gnome-control-center to have a screensaver.

This would be good because some still do want a screensaver rather than just a black screen, and even if it is not the default, there should at least be an option allowing it because most third-party tools seem to just break things as they are not integrated very well...

I initially reported this issue here but thought I should also do it upstream: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1488077
Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2016-03-10 14:26:05 UTC 
We don't support screen "savers", sorry.
Comment 2 Inactive account 2016-03-10 14:29:16 UTC 
But why not? I understand you've gone for just a black screen, but that doesn't mean you still can't give people the option... Because a lot of people would like to have screensaver but can't, so I think you should at least provide the option...
Comment 3 Bastien Nocera 2016-03-10 14:34:38 UTC 
Because options have costs. This has already been discussed at length in other bug reports, on blogs and on the GNOME mailing-lists. Please refer to those.
Comment 4 Dave Stroud Sr. 2016-03-10 17:23:50 UTC 
I am really sorry to hear that you wont consider reinstating the screen saver. Many people still use it and it serves a good purpose.Gnome is the only desktop that I know of that has dropped their screen saver. Even windows 10 has one. If you dont like to use one just simply turn it off.It would not take much time or resources to include it in the desktop.Xscreen saver will work but you have to set gnome to not lock screen and add it to your start up. It works just fine,but most people dont know how to do that. Thanks for any consideration in this mater.