#535 SMPlayer can't disable the screensaver in Arch Linux ,Fedora

[hadrons123]

I use Arch Linux and gnome 3.6. In smplayer 0.8.1-1 there is an option to disable the screensaver, but it does not work.
The tick box is checked by default but still it doesn't work.

SMPlayer > Options> Preferences > General > Video > Disable Screensaver.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open SMPlayer
2. Load a Movie
3. Wait.... wait... SCREENSAVER.... (ruins the movie).
But vlc works fine.

[hadrons123]

I have added fedora 18 with Gnome 3.6 to the list as it has the same issues. I tried switching to gnome screensaver 3.4 but it didn't help.

[Ricardo Villalba]

Did you try this?

(From the FAQ)

The screensaver doesn't turn off, why?

If you use a recent version of MPlayer you may need to add a line like this in your ~/.mplayer/config:

(gnome)
heartbeat-cmd="gnome-screensaver-command -p &>/dev/null"

(kde)
heartbeat-cmd="dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface enable false &>/dev/null && dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface enable true &>/dev/null"

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Anyhow, if the screensaver is not disabled it's a problem of mplayer or the screensaver, not smplayer.

[hadrons123]

The workaround doesn't help in Fedora 18.
but smplayer with xscreensaver in xfce with workaround given in FAQ does work prperly.