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[Poprocks <889394@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While I agree this may not be an XFPM bug /per se/, it is an XFCE
compilation bug in my view since XFPM and xfce4-session both place
.desktop files in /etc/xdg/autostart for xfpm and xscreensaver
respectively, and both of those apps compete against each other to set
dpms settings. I think there needs to be better autodetection in xfpm to
see if xscreensaver exists, and disable certain features if xscreensaver
provides them.

My machine is a desktop and does not require ACPI-related power
management facilities provided by XFPM and so on my machine I simply
disable XFPM by removing the .desktop file from /etc/xdg/autostart as I
am happy with the screenblanking and DPMS settings offered by
xscreensaver alone. But that will not be feasible for laptop computers,
for example, that require some mix of features (screenblanking, dpms and
ACPI-related power management).

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889394

Title:
  xscreensaver and xfce4-power-manager conflict

Status in Xfce4 Power Manager:
  Invalid
Status in xfce4-power-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I am using Xubuntu 11.04 and 11.10. If I set up xscreensaver, it
  prevents xfce4-power-manager from shutting off my monitor. It seems
  that I am forced to use one or the other. This is unfortunate, because
  xscreensaver has some features I like (like fading to black and
  locking the screen after a certain period), but xfce4-power-manager
  has other features I like, such as different behavior on battery vs.
  AC.

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