Bug 182478 - Cannot change language for unlocking the screen
Summary: Cannot change language for unlocking the screen
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: krunner
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: investigated, triaged
: 192591 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2009-01-30 20:10 UTC by Pavel Gurevich
Modified: 2018-10-21 04:38 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Pavel Gurevich 2009-01-30 20:10:42 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

When the screen is locked by a time-out, the input language for entering the password remains the one of the last application used, and no means for changing the language are present in the unlock dialog. The standard shortcut for the language change does not work, either.

The only way to get back is kill krunner_lock process, which surely is not the most elegant way for unlocking the screen.
Comment 1 Jan Kundrát 2009-08-30 23:28:33 UTC
*** Bug 192591 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Jacopo De Simoi 2010-01-09 12:17:08 UTC
by "input language for entering the password" you mean the keyboard layout?
I see a way to change keyboard layout in 4.3 in the unlock dialog; can you confirm this is what the bug was addressing?
thanks
Comment 3 Matthias Fuchs 2010-11-28 16:47:03 UTC
So do you still have this problem?
Comment 4 Pavel Gurevich 2010-11-28 20:28:09 UTC
The problem exists partially.

1. If the shortcut is something like <Ctrl>+<Shift>, i.e. modifier keys only handled by xkb, then the language change works during the lock screen, shortcuts like <Ctrl>-<Alt>-K do not work.

2. Language change button does not receive focus, meaning if no mouse is present for some reason, it might be impossible to unlock the screen.

Thank you!
Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-20 22:14:07 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 6 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-21 04:38:19 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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wiki located here:
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