*sigh* I figured it out. I'm using fluxbox, so gnome-settings-daemon doesn't start by default, but gnome-control-panel still *appears* to work.
I added "gnome-settings-daemon &" to my ~/.fluxbox/startup file and now it all works as expected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1180513 Title: lid close actions are ignored laptop always suspends To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1180513/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs