Bug 486604

Summary:	Can't use the "When locked, turn off screen" option when "Turn off screen" is set to Never in Power Management settings
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Synthetic451 <bugs.kde.org.facelift226>
Component:	kcm_powerdevil	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	john.kde, kde, natalie_clarius, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.0.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Synthetic451 2024-05-05 05:27:36 UTC

SUMMARY
Currently, disabling the "Turn off screen" option also disables the "When locked, turn off screen" option. These two options should be separate because a user may only want his screen to turn off when he manually locks the screen.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to System Settings -> Energy Saving
2. Go to any power profile
3. Uncheck "Turn off screen"

OBSERVED RESULT
"When locked, turn off screen" is disabled

EXPECTED RESULT
"When locked, turn off screen" should not be disabled

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.1.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.8.9-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 6800U with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 30.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: HP EliteBook 845 14 inch G9 Notebook PC

Comment 1 John Veness 2024-08-12 13:57:48 UTC

Came here to report the same thing. My use case is that I want to monitor a long-running process by glancing at the screen, without the screen turning off. But if I manually lock the session, I *would* like the screen to turn off after a short while.

I am using Plasma 6.1.4 and the above instructions are now:

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to System Settings -> Power Management
2. Go to any power profile
3. Set "Turn off screen" to Never

OBSERVED RESULT
"When locked" dropdown is disabled

EXPECTED RESULT
"When locked" dropdown should not be disabled