I would argue that the sound and power management buttons are to do with the physical access to the device, and are more akin to physical actions like switching power on/off or pulling the sound cable, rather than accessing the session of a logged in user.
I accept your point that it is possible that that the user would want to block PM/sound controls when locking the screen, however I maintain that most often this is not the case. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/535491 Title: Screensaver blocks Fn+F4 to suspend To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/535491/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs