[Bug 39745] gnome-screensaver lacks "Settings..." button, or equivalent

[Conrad Knauer]

Public bug reported:

Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
I use the Boxfit screensaver from xscreensaver-data-extra; in
xcreensaver there is a "Settings..." button that allows me to tweak
Boxfit's settings (e.g. all circles, etc).  This is lacking in gnome-
screensaver.

This appears to be a case where gnome took the controls from a program
with perhaps more settings than were needed and stripped it down to the
point where it lacks certain basic functionality.

If they don't want to include a button for settings, maybe allow them to
be accessed via a right-click of the name of the screensaver?

If gnome-screensaver is going to be a dependency of ubuntu-desktop, it
should have this functionality; if not, it should be replaced with
xscreensaver, or a derivative with an intermediate amount of settings.
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gnome-screensaver lacks "Settings..." button, or equivalent
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/39745