Bug 449897

Summary:	Password Field Won't Accept Input When Password Field Not Visible
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Sam Mace <samuelcmace>
Component:	Theme - Breeze	Assignee:	visual-design
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bshah, nate, plasma-bugs
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.18.8
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Sam Mace 2022-02-09 22:21:28 UTC

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Lock the screen by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-L keyboard combination.
2. Attempt to type in the login password without moving mouse cursor.

OBSERVED RESULT
When the user enters in keyboard input, the password entry field remains invisible and does not appear.

EXPECTED RESULT
When the user enters in keyboard input, the password entry field should appear and accept the received input without having to move the mouse cursor.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux Kernel Version: 5.4.0-99-generic
Ubuntu Version: 20.04.3 LTS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-02-11 17:32:59 UTC

I'm afraid Plasma 5.18 LTS is no longer supported, as we just released a new LTS version - Plasma 5.24. It's already fixed in that version.