Bug 421266

Summary:	Impossible to focus on password field on login screen without using a mouse?
Product:	[Unmaintained] kscreenlocker	Reporter:	Piotr Krokowski <piotr>
Component:	greeter	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	minor	CC:	bshah, piotr
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Piotr Krokowski 2020-05-10 08:52:01 UTC

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have Kubuntu 20.04 installed.
2. Have only one user with a password (without autologin).
3. Start the system.

OBSERVED RESULT

Notice that you cannot enter the password without using the mouse to focus on password field.

EXPECTED RESULT

Password field should be either focused, or possible to focus with tab key?

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 20.04
KDE Plasma Version:  5.8.14
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I was Googling a bit to find info if this is possible somehow to have a workaround. I tried all keyboard combinations that I think of. Still - sorry, if I have omitted something obvious. If this is not a bug, but intended behavior, please let me know.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2020-06-05 01:21:12 UTC

Which login manager are you using? If it is SDDM, please report this issue directly to SDDM developers.

Comment 2 Piotr Krokowski 2020-06-05 10:30:17 UTC

Hi.

This is going to be lame, but I don't know - I'm just using the default one provided in Kubuntu. When I locked my screen, and launched textual terminal, logged i and ran "ps aux | grep sddm" there were some results, so I presume that it might be the case.
Can you please guide he how to report that (is it going to be the same bugtracker, or somewhere else?) Or we just change the ticket category?

Thanks,
PK

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2020-06-05 18:54:40 UTC

The SDDM bug tracker is at https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues

It looks like this issue is already reported as https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/612

Comment 4 Piotr Krokowski 2020-06-06 07:19:18 UTC

Thanks. Indeed it's already reported. Not only that, but thanks to the discussion it gave me a hint, that it's caused by dual monitor setup. Indeed the focus IS on the input field, but on the first monitor (laptop, in clamshell mode). So just blindgly entering password actually works! :) Good enough for a workaround. Thanks!