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Inhibits Power Management

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borgward
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Firefox inhibits power management, causing the screensaver to not activate. This happens when I am not running a video. It happens if I open a website that has video but I do not run the video. If I turn off Firefox the screensaver works. Screensaver is set to activate at 5 minutes. Power Management is set to turn off screen when inactive for 7 minutes. Linuxmint 21.3. and on another computer - Linuxmint 22.0

Firefox inhibits power management, causing the screensaver to not activate. This happens when I am not running a video. It happens if I open a website that has video but I do not run the video. If I turn off Firefox the screensaver works. Screensaver is set to activate at 5 minutes. Power Management is set to turn off screen when inactive for 7 minutes. Linuxmint 21.3. and on another computer - Linuxmint 22.0

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borgward
borgward Mwenye swali
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Konqueror Browser is not inhibiting screensaver if video is not running.

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borgward
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Does not inhibit screensaver if only blank page is displayed

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TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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Perhaps your website uses Wake Lock API which is implemented in Firefox since version 126.

Try to enter about:config in the address bar and switch dom.screenwakelock.enabled to false.

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borgward
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Before I do that, a question. If I mark it false will the screensaver activate while I am watching a video?

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TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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I don't think so, just try it.

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borgward
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Works now. Screensaver stays off while watching Video and enables after specified time otherwise.

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Uliza swali

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