Keep screen on not implemented on desktop platforms (to inhibit screensaver)

[ramoas86]

Operating system or device - Godot version:
Ubuntu 14.04 and probably other Linux system.

Issue description (what happened, and what was expected):
Screensaver appears when using joystick during gameplay. I want avoid this.

[reduz]

maybe we should implement this during game (not editor) execution

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31498114/how-to-programatically-prevent-linux-computer-from-sleeping-or-turning-on-screen

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Operating system or device - Godot version:
Ubuntu 14.04 and probably other Linux system.

Issue description (what happened, and what was expected):
Screensaver appears when using joystick during gameplay. I want avoid this.

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[27thLiz]

Good idea.
On this occation, we should also make "display/keep_screen_on" available on desktop platforms I guess.
Edit: or maybe it's the same thing.. :p

[vnen]

I noticed there's a OS.set_keep_screen_on(bool) that seems to only work on mobile. Maybe the same function can be used for desktops?

[27thLiz]

I tried to implement this and noticed that on windows, the screensaver never appears when the godot editor is open. Can somebody confirm this? Should it be regarded as a bug?

[bitbionic]

Just to put a little life back into this, just in case it's buried in the priority stack - this is still an issue (and an old one it seems). While the workaround for the user is simple (turn off screensaver / sleep options) it should be addressed IMO.

[Calinou]

Bugsquad note: This issue is still relevant as of commit d87307d; OS.set_keep_screen_on(bool) is only implemented on Android, iOS and UWP.

[KoBeWi]

As of ffbea8a, the method is still not implemented for desktop.

However, XBox gamepad will prevent screensaver on Windows 10 even without game running, so maybe someone could test with other systems/gamepads (not to mention the bug could be fixed in another way).

Can anyone still reproduce this bug in Godot 3.2.1 or any later release (e.g. 3.2.2-beta4)?

[austin-gill]

I am using 3.2.2.stable.official on Linux Mint 20 and I am having this issue.
I am using a USB gamepad. The game and gamepad are functioning well, but the screen saver still turns on despite constant input from the gamepad.

[Calinou]

This will be fixed by #35536 if it's merged. That said, that pull request has to be redone for the master branch before it can be merged.

[akien-mga]

This will be fixed by #35536 if it's merged.

That PR fixes it for Linux, but AFAICT "Keep Screen On" is still not implemented for Windows (empty stubs) and macOS (no stubs) either.