[Bug 165368] New: DPMS does not work with automatically started screensaver

[John Horne]

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           Summary: DPMS does not work with automatically started
                    screensaver
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: panel-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: john.horne plymouth ac uk


Version:            (using KDE 4.0.5)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs
Compiler:          gcc-4.3.0-8.x86_64 
OS:                Linux

Bug initially reported at Fedora bugzilla site:

   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449280

DPMS seems to become disabled if screensavers are configured to start
automatically (via "System settings=>Desktop=>Screensaver").

The point here is that if the "Start automatically" option is not set, then it
all works as expected. The monitor goes to powersaving mode after 10 mins.
I have tried this with the default "Blank screen" screensaver, with "Science",
and with "Bubbles3D" (an xscreensaver OpenGL screensaver).

The *only* change required to make DPMS work is to unset the "Start
automatically" option.