@Ctrl-Alt-L is also broken. You need to close menus and other popups first, otherweise the key combination will simply be ignored.
Also, on Multimonitor setups sometimes the second screen still shows its content, despite the lock being activated. IMHO the only reliable way of locking your Ubuntu computer is logging out (manually). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/49579 Title: screen doesn't lock when some menu is open Status in GNOME Screensaver: Confirmed Status in OEM Priority Project: Won't Fix Status in OEM Priority Project precise series: Won't Fix Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “gnome-screensaver” source package in Precise: Confirmed Status in “xorg-server” package in Debian: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver I'm running a fresh install of Dapper with screensaver set to 'blank screen', and 'lock screen when screensaver is active' enabled. If a panel menu (e.g. Applications) is open and the machine is left idle, the screen fails to lock. It fades out after the time period as expected, but the desktop reappears after a few seconds. Ben (comments / criticism welcome, this is my first bug report) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-screensaver/+bug/49579/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
