I have now also filed a report on this issue upstream: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=763461
** Description changed: - Even though I understand that Ubuntu early on decided to move away from + Even though I understand that we early on decided to move away from screensavers and to just have a black screen, not all users will like this. So I think that it would be good if there was at least the - optional ability in the gnome-control-center to have a screensaver. This - could possible be achieved by having gnome-screensaver installed by - default and then including some settings for it in the gnome-control- - center (as it does not have its own settings GUI, not does it integrate - with the gnome-control-center to place any settings associated with it - there). + optional ability in the gnome-control-center to have a screensaver. ** Description changed: Even though I understand that we early on decided to move away from screensavers and to just have a black screen, not all users will like this. So I think that it would be good if there was at least the optional ability in the gnome-control-center to have a screensaver. + + This would be good because some still do want a screensaver rather than + just a black screen, and even if it is not the default, there should at + least be an option allowing it because most third-party tools seem to + just break things as they are not integrated very well... ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #763461 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=763461 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1488077 Title: Have the optional ability to have a screensaver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1488077/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs