Bug 449065 - Allow adding widgets to the lock screen
Summary: Allow adding widgets to the lock screen
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Screen locking (show other bugs)
Version: 6.2.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2022-01-24 10:43 UTC by hello
Modified: 2024-12-18 19:02 UTC (History)
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Description hello 2022-01-24 10:43:58 UTC 
I have some system resources widgets on my desktop. It would be good if the desktop could be seen even if the screen is locked.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-01-24 21:40:59 UTC 
> Show desktop while screen is locked
That completely defeats one of the purposes of screen locking. Not sure we could ever offer that even as an option.

What we could maybe do is allow conditionally adding a separate set of widgets to the lock screen.
Comment 2 galder 2022-01-24 21:45:51 UTC 
That's true. 
Main proprose of the screen lock is block anyone to have acces to your session. That's includes viewing the session.
Comment 3 galder 2022-01-24 21:47:11 UTC 
You could just disable the auto screen locking.
Comment 4 hello 2022-01-27 07:22:07 UTC 
(In reply to galdera from comment #2)
> That's true. 
> Main proprose of the screen lock is block anyone to have acces to your
> session. That's includes viewing the session.

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> > Show desktop while screen is locked
> That completely defeats one of the purposes of screen locking. Not sure we
> could ever offer that even as an option.
> 
> What we could maybe do is allow conditionally adding a separate set of
> widgets to the lock screen.

Not completely, as I see it. If the desktop had open sensitive documents on it then yes it would be a security issue, but just being able to see the desktop while the session is locked is not an issue. At least not in my situation (home office), and that would be the same for a large number of other users.