Bug 431405

Summary: Add a GUI option to turn on Numlock
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Aurélien Oudelet (auroud85_fr) <aoudelet>
Component: kcm_sddmAssignee: David Edmundson <kde>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR Flags: aoudelet: Usability+
Version First Reported In: 5.20.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Mageia RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Aurélien Oudelet (auroud85_fr) 2021-01-10 19:18:56 UTC 
SUMMARY
There is no option in sddm-kcm to activate Numlock feature in sddm-kcm.

OBSERVED RESULT
Actually, users must add "Numlock=On" in /etc/sddm.conf or add a dropping-file
10.Numlock.conf (in /etc/sddm.conf.d/) with this content:

[General]
Numlock=On

EXPECTED RESULT
A toggle in sddm-KCM to activate it.


Operating System: Mageia 8
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.76.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.10.6-desktop-1.mga8
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Memory: 15.6 Gio of RAM
Graphics Processor: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
Comment 1 Aurélien Oudelet (auroud85_fr) 2021-01-11 09:01:59 UTC 
Nevermind.

I didn't see the "sync settings" option...
I do think this should be more explicit than a sync button and a pretty obscure
text where numlock is mentioned.
In French, it is mentioned at the 5th place between Plasma theme and cursors...
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-01-11 22:48:26 UTC 
I think the real issue is that settings should be synced by default on single-user systems because nobody can ever find this feature. :)