rocksdanister/lively

Screensaver triggering during browser idle

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#732 opened on Sep 16, 2021

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Description

Describe the bug Built in screensaver is being triggered while watching online video etc..

To Reproduce Screenshot 2021-09-16 184034

Additional context Investigate further checks/flags: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/blob/0a004a04508760c016c9edbfac51aaa002ecf6f3/src/livelywpf/livelywpf/Helpers/Screensaver/ScreensaverService.cs#L284-L287

https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/blob/0a004a04508760c016c9edbfac51aaa002ecf6f3/src/livelywpf/livelywpf/Helpers/Screensaver/ScreensaverService.cs#L358-L376

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Research direction
Investigate the screensaver detection logic in the two linked code sections to understand why it triggers during media playback and propose a fix to suppress it when video is active.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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2
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75