[pkg-cinnamon] Bug#820339: cinnamon-screensaver: I want a screensaver without the lock screen

[Margarita Manterola]

Control: forwarded -1 https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/103
 
El Jueves 7 Abril 2016 17:04 CEST, Casanova Phillips <hiddenplot at gmail.com> Ha escrito: 
> I want to use a screensaver without the lock screen.
> I opened Menu/System Settings/Screensaver/Settings and deactivated all Lock settings.
> The screensaver didn't show anymore.
> I was expecting to see the screensaver without the lock screen.

Do you really want a screensaver to activate or just the screen to blank?

If you just want the screen to blank, that part is controlled in the 
power settings.  If you want a screensaver that shows something, 
then yes, this is a missing feature and it's mentioned in 
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-screensaver/issues/103

Currently, the best you can do is set the "Delay before locking the screen" 
setting to 1 hour (the maximum) so that normal activation of the screensaver 
will not lock, but after 1 hour it will lock.

I agree that it makes sense to have a "Never" option so that it doesn't lock.

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Regards,
Marga