Bug 481916

Summary:	during screen lock or at boot login screen - have to move mouse to reveal logon box, can not just press a key
Product:	[Unmaintained] kscreenlocker	Reporter:	Eddie <edfoundkdebug>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal	CC:	fanzhuyifan
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Eddie 2024-02-28 07:23:07 UTC

SUMMARY
When computer boots, and you are greeted with SDDM logon screen, waiting a short while, then logon box hides.
When sitting at computer keyboard, one can not press a key like shift or spacebar to reveal the logon box, one has to physically move the mouse. if for some reason mouse does not work, one can not easily log in.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. boot computer, or lock kde plasma screen
2. at logon prompt, wait a few minutes, logon box dissappears.
3. try pressing keys on keyboard to reveal logon box, can not get logon box to show, one has to move the mouse.

OBSERVED RESULT
logon box dissappears, press key on keyboard

EXPECTED RESULT
expected logon box to appear, so one can type password

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: kde 5.2x
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: all versions
KDE Frameworks Version: all versions
Qt Version: i'm using debian 12

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This bug has been around for a very long time. 
Affects both new users and veteran users.

And please do not DARE to close this as "not-a-bug".. Its definitely a bug that affects user experience.

Comment 1 fanzhuyifan 2024-02-29 02:26:21 UTC

Thank you for your bug report!

Can't reproduce on plasma 6 lockscreen -- typing correctly reveals the password field/logon box.

Since you are using debian 12, you are probably on plasma 5.27.5, which is unfortunately out of support from KDE.

Debian advises users to not submit bugs upstream (https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting), as this version of the KDE software is out of support from KDE, and so it's possible that the bug exists only in Debian at this point.
Could you report the bug to Debian using the report bug utility (https://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/reportbug)? If necessary, the maintainer of the package will forward the bug upstream.

Thanks for understanding!