Mplayer and Gnome's screensaver.

Hal Canary

2010-02-17 21:05:06-06:00 (CST)

https://halcanary.org/vv/2010/02/17/912/

#!/bin/sh
#DTPD
gnome-screensaver-command --inhibit &
INHIBIT_PID=$!
mplayer -dvd-device /dev/scd0 -ontop \
	-fs dvdnav:// -nocache 2> /dev/null
kill $INHIBIT_PID

This is how to use gnome-screensaver's inhibit command with a video player such as mplayer.