privacy and gnome screen lock issue

[Chris]

Or System, Screensaver, Regard comp idle after change to what you need,
activate screen saver when idle,* Lock Screen when screen saver is active.*

On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Ralph Pichie <thevillagegeek at gmail.com>wrote:

> When I return to my laptop and the screen saver has activated
> automatically while i was away, I am often able to stop the screen
> saver (Cosmos, I believe) and see what was on the active desktop,
> including mail and the like, even refresh a Twitter feed. The login
> dialog appears, IIRC, when I try to switch desktops or active
> applications or launch applications. This just isn't good enough. How
> do I get it to immediately lock the screen and refuse all activity
> without login?
>
> What is the reason for this? Is it simply a time lag or difference in
> triggers between the screen saver and the login function? Perhaps it
> varies with the input device that triggers the events? Has anyone else
> noticed the same thing?
>
> Manually locking the screen seems to work better, but I have not
> tested that after a lengthy period with the screen saver activated.
>
> Version: Ubuntu 11.04 with classic desktop, no effects, running on an
> HP 620 laptop.
>
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