Bug#730609: gdm3: Laptop does not suspend when lid is closed

[Simon McVittie]

On 27/11/13 07:29, Andreas Tille wrote:
> However, it does not work if I use the suspend (in German locale
> "Bereitschaft") from the menu at the switch in the upper right corner.
> If I suspend with this method  after reopening the lid the login screen
> is not accessible and only the clock (screensaver mode???) and some
> arrow animation running from bottom into the direction of this clock.

I think you're describing the "screen shield", vaguely based on the ones
on mobile/touchscreen devices. A screenshot (not on Debian):
<http://afaikblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/edm-lock-screen.png>
That's also what you get if you lock the screen, or let the screensaver
lock.

>From there, you're meant to be able to see the login screen by pressing
Enter or Escape, clicking and dragging the background upwards, or just
starting to type blindly; in any of those cases, the screen shield
should slide upwards to reveal the login screen (and if you just started
typing, the keystrokes are passed on to the login screen widgets). Do
none of those work for you?

    S