Bug 499904

Summary:	[UX] Clicking on the spell check category then to another prompts for password
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Répási Dávid <hu.repasidavid>
Component:	kcm_spellchecking	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	nicolas.fella
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	apply-settings-prompt

Description Répási Dávid 2025-02-12 17:55:56 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open system settings
2. click on the spell check category
3. do nothing on that page
4. click another category

OBSERVED RESULT

get prompted for my password, even though I have not changed any setting

EXPECTED RESULT

don't get prompted unnecessarily

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: 6.13.2
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Wayland

Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2025-02-12 17:59:21 UTC

Can you please make a screenshot of the password prompt?

Comment 2 Répási Dávid 2025-02-12 18:02:53 UTC

Created attachment 178209 [details]
apply-settings-prompt

Comment 3 Nicolas Fella 2025-02-12 22:48:15 UTC

Thanks.

It's not asking you for a password, just whether or not to apply the settings. That confused me a bit.

You are right though, it should not ask for this when nothing has changed. We already have a bugreport for this.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 482233 ***