Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:33:14 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: xfce@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 240804] x11/xfce4-screensaver: Newly Installed via pkg upgrade Does Not Allow Password Input and xscreensaver No Longer Function Forcing User to Reboot Frequently and/or Data Loss Message-ID: <bug-240804-28711-h3UCRu4uNm@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-240804-28711@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-240804-28711@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D240804 --- Comment #10 from John <jlmales@gmail.com> --- (In reply to Guido Falsi from comment #8) It was a very unexpected long day as result of multiple FreeBSD bugs. I st= ill have few to open unrelated to this issue. I was not up again until late to= day and have a number of eMail I needed to do and updates related bug #240801 a= nd bug # 240811. I was so tired I really made a mess of what was to be two si= mple updates to bug #240810. Before I was to bed I made the changes to the XFCE .desktop files for autos= tart as per bug #240810 and but #240810. The tests are time consuming as there = are reboots and waiting time for the screensaver to activate. I then enabled xscreensaver and disabled xfce4-screensaver. xscreensaver a= s I=20 have been used to since installing FreeBSD mid July 2019 as had been since = the FreeBSD install. Then I flipped to enabling xfce4-screensaver and disabling xscreensaver.=20 xfce4-screensaver worked which means it accepted keyboard input. I went to sleep, way too tired to do anything else. A short time ago I was able to clear/save what I was working on at time to = do the next test of both xscreensaver and xfce4-screensaver active at same tim= e.=20 The bug issue as reported and first experienced after the FreeBSD pkg upgra= de occurred. I changed the XFCE4 startup to enabled for xfce4-screensaver and disabled f= or xscreensaver on purpose rahter than xscreensaver I have used for years on purpose. Something odd I think is occurring with xfce4-screensaver, but I = am not sure so it will take a few days on using xfce4-screensaver before I kno= w it this odd behaviour I think occurred occurs again. If the od behaviour occu= rs again it will be a new bug report as it will be a very different issue. When xscreensaver and xfce-screensaver are enabled xfce4-screensaver takes presendance in displaying ove xscreensaver on system when some mouse or keyboard action wakes up the screensaver. As you suspected (an made sense = to me) with xscreensaver and xfce4-screensaver enabled is preventing keyboard input reaching xfce4-screensaver and appears does not reach the hidden from display xscreensaver that xfce4-screensaver os layered overtop on system. The question now is how should xfce handle two or more different screensave= rs on the system? In my opinion there are different pros and cons for any of = the possible solutions. One aspect to take into consideration is xscreensaver works on multiple DEs where as xfce4-screensaver likely only works with XFC= E4.=20 For those that have multiple DEs they can and do use it would seem likely, = but not a sure thing, that xscreensaver should take precedence as the screensav= er enabled for the DE, ergo precedence for XFCE4. This is just one thought of= a few approaches that I think merits some discussion to see what seems the be= st approach to take. I suspect this may be difficult discussion in that I can= see many approaches that may makes sense as well. I suggested the rational for xscreensaver based on xscreensaver most likely works in most, if not all DE= s.=20 That said discussion should occur to see what other thoughts are and the pros/cons of those before deciding what approach will be taken. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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