That's not the case on my System. When I set to never, the Screen stays bright, but the buttom panel (I'm using gnome shell) comes up every time I move the mouse (or type). This goes away if I revert the setting to anything but "never".
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/863038 Title: If turnoff the screen setting set to 'never' screen turns off instantly Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: If turnoff the screen setting set to 'never' screen turns off instantly!!! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Sep 30 09:17:59 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: deja-dup 20.0-0ubuntu3 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 indicator-datetime 0.3.0-0ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/863038/+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