Bug 347290

Summary: Numlock setting on Login screen (SDDM) is missing
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: altosch <ales>
Component: kcm_sddmAssignee: David Edmundson <kde>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: ales, bugseforuns, jeanne.varasco, jeremy9856, nate, renaud.cerrato
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://commits.kde.org/sddm-kcm/7d51edcc094bf7f9d68f459e3d37b6eca0d77114 Version Fixed/Implemented In: 5.17.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description altosch 2015-05-06 10:19:52 UTC 
In the System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown -> Login Screen (SDDM)
there is "Numlock On" setting missing.

Package: kde-config-sddm



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Go to System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown -> Login Screen (SDDM).

Actual Results:  
numlock setting is missing

Expected Results:  
numlock setting option

Almost everyone has numbers in their password so we really need to have an option turn the numlock on on login screen.

Previously a had "/usr/bin/numlockx on" in "/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf".

I find this advice: 
In the file /etc/sddm.conf, add the following line under the [General] section:
[General]
Numlock=on

But there is not such file in my Kubuntu 15.04. Does anyone know where is the config file for SDDM in Kubuntu?
Comment 1 altosch 2015-06-20 15:40:38 UTC 
How to do it yourself:

(as root)
1. create a config file

      sddm --example-config > /etc/sddm.conf

2. edit /etc/sddm.conf

     [General]
     # Initial NumLock state
     # Valid values: on|off|none
     # If property is set to none, numlock won't be changed
     Numlock=on

3. save it, done.

Still it should be in System Settings.
Comment 2 jeremy9856 2015-08-19 16:42:00 UTC 
It will be nice if  "Numlock On" setting can be add.
Comment 3 jeremy9856 2015-09-07 16:03:19 UTC 
Any news on this nice feature ?
Comment 4 jeremy9856 2015-11-05 09:48:43 UTC 
Any news on this little feature ?
Comment 5 jeremy9856 2015-11-23 20:41:08 UTC 
Hello,
Just a little reminder to add this feature.
Comment 6 renaud.cerrato 2015-11-25 21:30:19 UTC 
+1 for me - definitely missing.
Comment 7 jeremy9856 2015-12-10 10:53:18 UTC 
A little reminder.
Comment 8 jeremy9856 2016-01-02 15:50:52 UTC 
A little reminder.
Comment 9 jeremy9856 2016-02-19 10:09:35 UTC 
It's still needed :)
Comment 10 Jeanne Varasco 2016-03-01 14:39:24 UTC 
Numlock on doesn't work
Comment 11 Patrick Silva 2016-04-06 16:25:13 UTC 
I need this config option too.
Create/edit a config file is not a good way to ON numlock on boot.
Comment 12 jeremy9856 2016-08-20 20:32:26 UTC 
I'm thinking using KDE again but will this be "fixed" ?
Thanks !
Comment 13 jeremy9856 2017-09-01 06:04:10 UTC 
Hello,

Do you think that can be add now ?

Thanks !
Comment 14 Nate Graham 2018-01-30 14:59:26 UTC 
Jeremy, we appreciate your passion! However, bugging the developers like this won't make it get done any faster; in fact, it's more likely to irritate them and drive them away. Here are some more effective ways to contribute: https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved

Thanks!
Comment 15 Nate Graham 2019-07-22 13:56:21 UTC 
There's a patch! https://phabricator.kde.org/D22634
Comment 16 Filip Fila 2019-07-22 19:47:12 UTC 
Git commit 7d51edcc094bf7f9d68f459e3d37b6eca0d77114 by Filip Fila.
Committed on 22/07/2019 at 19:46.
Pushed by filipf into branch 'master'.

Sync NumLock preference

Summary:
SDDM currently doesn't respect the user's choice on whether or not NumLock should be on or off by default. Fortunately there is a config option that can be filled in with info from Plasma that only needed a little bit of translating.
FIXED-IN: 5.17.0

Reviewers: #plasma, ngraham, davidedmundson

Reviewed By: #plasma, ngraham, davidedmundson

Subscribers: plasma-devel

Tags: #plasma

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D22634

M  +2    -2    sddmauthhelper.cpp
M  +19   -3    src/advanceconfig.cpp

https://commits.kde.org/sddm-kcm/7d51edcc094bf7f9d68f459e3d37b6eca0d77114