[Bug 990792] [NEW] Screensaver is not inhibited while playing video

[Jo-Erlend Schinstad]

Public bug reported:

I often watch movies on the web. When I use Totem, everything's fine,
but when I use Flash-videos in Firefox, the screensaver kicks in after a
while, making me get up. I don't want to disable the screensaver,
because it shuts down my monitor when I don't use it.

So whenever I play video in Firefox, the screensaver should be
inhibited. It should work regardless of how the video is being played. I
suppose, if there's lots of changes going on in the Firefox window, it
should be inhibited, because that means it's probably meant to be
watched.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2:  jo-erlend   1956 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  jo-erlend   1956 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  jo-erlend   1956 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:   jo-erlend   1956 F...m pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120423122928
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe8f4000 irq 16'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0888,14627501,00100001'
   Controls      : 43
   Simple ctrls  : 20
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Audio'/'C-Media INC. USB Audio at usb-0000:00:12.0-3, full speed'
   Mixer name	: 'USB Mixer'
   Components	: 'USB0d8c:0001'
   Controls      : 2
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Limits: Playback 0 - 37
   Mono: Playback 16 [43%] [-14.00dB] [on]
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfe9fc000 irq 44'
   Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls      : 6
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card2.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Channel: release
Date: Sun Apr 29 00:48:00 2012
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120414)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.42.0.1 dev eth0  proto static 
 10.42.0.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.42.0.26  metric 1 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=12.0/20120423122928 (Running)
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 	Soft blocked: no
 	Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/24/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: K9A2VM (MS-7501)
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.12:bd08/24/2010:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7501:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnK9A2VM(MS-7501):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7501
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise release-channel

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