VLC currently uses xdg-screensaver (from xdg-utils). At some point, it uses X11 screensaver reset also, but it hit a performance bug in a number of Xorg drivers, so it had to be removed.
I don't know any other FreeDesktop/standard way to inhibit the screensaver and the display blanking. So my guess is that xdg-utils is buggy in Ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/805386 Title: Screen goes to sleep when told not to To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/vlc/+bug/805386/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
