Bug 433563

Summary:	SDDM & Lock screen themes: Password field input not synced across screens
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Dan Dascalescu <ddascalescu+kde>
Component:	Theme - Breeze	Assignee:	visual-design
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	devguy.ca, fanzhuyifan, nate, openmindead, plasma-bugs, roy-orbitson, stephan.leineweber, zimtsui
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	multiscreen, usability
Version:	5.21.0
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=409226 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=432300
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Attachments:	Here is what the login looks like on my screen setup

Description Dan Dascalescu 2021-02-24 23:40:43 UTC

SUMMARY
My laptop is connected to an external monitor, which is designated as the primary screen. The login prompt appears on both screens (which seem to be mirrored), but the input that has focus is on the laptop screen, which is secondary.

Would it be possible to know the primary screen at that stage, or is that information available only after login?

PS: apologies if this is the wrong component. The description also says "Don't use this for reporting bugs about locking the screen or logging out.", but it would be more helpful if it said where to file.

Comment 1 stephan.leineweber 2022-10-21 11:06:35 UTC

yes, I also have a similar problem. My secondary monitor is rotated and the login screen is therefore not really usable on it. I think the login should happen at the primary monitor (if thats possible) or at least what Dan Dascalescu wrote that it gets mirrored on both screen. I hate to say it but Windows does that pretty nicely, where the login screen only appears on the primary screen...

Comment 2 stephan.leineweber 2022-10-21 11:18:43 UTC

Created attachment 153079 [details]
Here is what the login looks like on my screen setup

with the primary screen being the big screen on the right

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2023-04-10 22:15:26 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 390503 ***

Comment 4 duha.bugs 2024-02-08 14:37:51 UTC

*** Bug 481027 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 fanzhuyifan 2024-02-08 15:39:34 UTC

This should be implemented here: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kscreenlocker/-/blob/master/greeter/greeterapp.cpp?ref_type=heads#L651
But it seems to have been broken for quite a while.

Comment 6 fanzhuyifan 2024-03-21 17:02:00 UTC

*** Bug 484125 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Nate Graham 2024-04-12 20:29:49 UTC

*** Bug 484205 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***