GNOME lock screen (screensaver) is missing music controls

Solution 1:

i think this should solve your problem:

execute the following command:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver show-notifications true

this will enable notifications ( music too ) for gnome-screensaver .

( for disabling run the same command with false at the end! )

i found that command somewhere while i tried to fix my own problem..

Note: This solution on currently works for Rhythmbox and may be deployed in a later version of Gnome (3.8?) (See ref: lock screen bug report)