** Description changed: - Currently, the default screen saver in Dapper is 'random'. A computer - running a screen saver is a terrible waste of energy. + Currently, the default screen saver in Dapper and Edgy is 'random'. A + computer running a screen saver is a terrible waste of energy. I suggest the default behaviour for an unused screen is to blank off. All modern screens support DPMS shut down, so it shouldn't be an issue to implement.
-- Default screen saver setting should be to conserve energy https://launchpad.net/bugs/39687 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs