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[Bug 1239486] Re: screen turns off even when watching fullscreen media

 

** Also affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: unity
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  screen turns off even when watching fullscreen media

Status in Unity:
  Invalid
Status in gnome-power-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Since I installed a clean 13.04 ubuntu on a new computer, I've got the
  screen set up to automatically turn off after 10 minutes of
  inactivity, which is the default setting.

  However, that shouldn't apply when some application is showing media
  content in the foreground (e.g. whatching a youtube video), especially
  when in fullscreen (though actually fullscreen or not shouldn't even
  matter, provided the application playing media content is on the
  foreground).

  I'm not sure whether this is a regression or has always been sure (i used to have the screen set up to never turn off anyway), but all other operating systems have this right (Windows, Mac OS, Android), at least for the fullscreen case. 
  Applications playing visual media must inhibit the turning off of the screen (basically playing media should not be considered "inactivity").
  Basing the detection of inactivity merely on mouse and keyboard input is ridiculously obsolete.

  I don't know whether this is the OS's fault in not allowing
  applications to inhibit the "idle" state, or if it's the application
  that is failing to do so. If the latter, then one that doesn't is
  certainly Google Chrome when playing video.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: unity 7.0.0daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  Date: Mon Oct 14 03:47:53 2013
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: raring
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0647]
   NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] [10de:1140] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0691]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V2.07
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
  dmi.product.version: V2.07
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.4-0ubuntu0.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.4-0ubuntu0.1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1
  xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 14 01:15:32 2013
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
  xserver.video_driver: intel

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