I'm doing same just i use "gnome-screensaver-preferences" and turn idle_activation_enabled... And wollah... GUI :)
Unfortunately this is only temporary solution untill they fix "gnome- screensaver". But how comes in older version gnome-screensaver did work properly? -- gnome-screensaver --poke functionality does no longer inhibit screen blanking https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428884 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