Bug#535679: gnome-power-manager: does not OBEY USER by policy

[Ulrik Sverdrup]

Package: gnome-power-manager
Version: 2.24.4-2
Severity: important

gnome-power-manager does not trust or obey me, the computer user. It
says it blocks my actions by "policy".

How to reproduce:
1. Start playing a song in rhythmbox (0.12.1-1)
2 alt. Press the power button (aliased to Suspend in gnome-power-manager)
2 alt. Select Shut Down -> then Suspend from the GNOME menu
2 alt. Close the laptop lid

What happens:
Gnome-power-manager tells me my music player has stopped this action by
policy.
If my laptop lid is closed, I don't see this warning. I still hear the
music though.

What should happen:
The computer should obey my wishes. Suspend. Stop playing music if it
has to.

What if a quiet part of some extra track is playing? I close the lid?
The computer is not going to sleep and I'm not going to notice! Does the
same thing happen when playing some movie in the background with muted
sound?

I don't want my computer to die from overheating when closed.
Gnome-power-manager should work with me here;  A fundamental rule for
any free software project is to put the user in control. 


-- Package-specific info:
Distro version:       squeeze/sid
Kernel version:       2.6.27-rc8fastboot
g-p-m version:        2.24.4
HAL version:          0.5.12
System manufacturer:  missing
System version:       missing
System product:       missing
AC adapter present:   yes
Battery present:      yes
Laptop panel present: yes
CPU scaling present:  yes
Battery Information:
  battery.charge_level.current = 875  (0x36b)  (int)
  battery.charge_level.design = 1075  (0x433)  (int)
  battery.charge_level.last_full = 1075  (0x433)  (int)
  battery.charge_level.percentage = 81  (0x51)  (int)
  battery.charge_level.rate = 417  (0x1a1)  (int)
  battery.is_rechargeable = true  (bool)
  battery.present = true  (bool)
  battery.rechargeable.is_charging = true  (bool)
  battery.rechargeable.is_discharging = false  (bool)
  battery.remaining_time = 1726  (0x6be)  (int)
  battery.technology = 'unknown'  (string)
  battery.type = 'primary'  (string)
GNOME Power Manager Process Information:
HAL Process Information:
104       1709  0.0  0.5   8460  4024 ?        Ss   Jun28   3:04 /usr/sbin/hald
root      1797  0.0  0.1   4024  1328 ?        S    Jun28   0:00  \_ hald-runner
root      1828  0.0  0.1   4164  1220 ?        S    Jun28   1:07      \_ hald-ad
root      1856  0.0  0.1   4168  1192 ?        S    Jun28   0:48      \_ hald-ad

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-rc8fastboot
Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-power-manager depends on:
ii  consolekit   0.3.0-2                     framework for defining and trackin
ii  dbus-x11     1.2.12-1                    simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  gconf2       2.26.2-1                    GNOME configuration database syste
ii  hal          0.5.12~git20090406.46dc48-2 Hardware Abstraction Layer
ii  libc6        2.9-12                      GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2    1.8.6-2+b1                  The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-3  1.2.12-1                    simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib 0.80-4                      simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4  2.26.2-1                    GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglade2-0  1:2.6.4-1                   library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0 2.20.1-2                    The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-key 2.26.1-1                    GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome2-0  2.26.0-1                    The GNOME library - runtime files
ii  libgnomeui-0 2.24.1-1                    The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgstreamer 0.10.23-1                   Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii  libgtk2.0-0  2.16.1-2                    The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libnotify1 [ 0.4.5-1                     sends desktop notifications to a n
ii  libpanel-app 2.24.3-1+b1                 library for GNOME Panel applets
ii  libpango1.0- 1.24.0-3+b1                 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libx11-6     2:1.2.1-1                   X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6     2:1.0.4-1                   X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxrandr2   2:1.3.0-2                   X11 RandR extension library
ii  notification 0.4.0-1                     a daemon that displays passive pop

gnome-power-manager recommends no packages.

gnome-power-manager suggests no packages.

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