Code review comment for lp:~andrew-bugs-launchpad-net/ubufox/flashsaver

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Andrew Sayers (andrew-bugs-launchpad-net) wrote :

Adobe Flash doesn't currently inhibit the screensaver when playing a video: http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-997?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel).

There's no sign of activity in that bug report, and users are currently working around the bug on their own: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1090393

This branch includes a simple "flashsaver" which inhibits the screensaver when a Flash window is open. I think this is a better workaround, because it provides more granularity with less user involvement.

If you're interested in the principle, I'd be happy to look into further refinements. For example, the flashsaver could be toggled with a preference setting, or it could only inhibit the screensaver when there's a Flash application in the active window, or when a Flash application was the last thing the user clicked on.

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