I think it blocks the screen saver because it might cause user suspicion to see a password dialogue when stopping the screen saver.
-- gksu blocks screensaver and does not timeout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258156 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
