SUMMARY *** NOTE: If you are reporting a crash, please try to attach a backtrace with debug symbols. See https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports *** STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Use a laptop which has a toggle keyboard light button. Or you can use keyd to rebind a key to the toggle keyboard light function. 2. Lock 3. Try toggling the keyboard light OBSERVED RESULT Nothing happens when pressing the keyboard light key. EXPECTED RESULT The keyboard light should toggle. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 39 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.11 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0 Qt Version: 5.15.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This is on a Redrix (HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook). This bug is specific to the lock screen. After unlocking, the key functions as expected.
Can't reproduce on plasma 6.1 dev build, wayland. The keyboard brightness keys work in lockscreen.
(In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #1) > Can't reproduce on plasma 6.1 dev build, wayland. The keyboard brightness > keys work in lockscreen. Maybe it was fixed in Plasma 6
(In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #1) > Can't reproduce on plasma 6.1 dev build, wayland. The keyboard brightness > keys work in lockscreen. Actually the keyboard brightness up and down keys work on the Plasma 5 lock screen too. But the **toggle** keyboard light key doesn't
(In reply to Rajas Paranjpe from comment #3) > (In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #1) > > Can't reproduce on plasma 6.1 dev build, wayland. The keyboard brightness > > keys work in lockscreen. > > Actually the keyboard brightness up and down keys work on the Plasma 5 lock > screen too. But the **toggle** keyboard light key doesn't Ok I was testing with keyboard brightness up and down keys. I don't have a toggle key.
I can confirm the brightness controls and color switch buttons work, but toggle does not. I am on a tuxedo aura 15 gen 1 in case that is relevant.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kscreenlocker/-/merge_requests/252
Git commit 8c94085926209dd8da7a89a2010b941a5476dea4 by Yifan Zhu. Committed on 14/01/2025 at 02:08. Pushed by fanzhuyifan into branch 'master'. globalaccel: whitelist Toggle Keyboard Backlight M +2 -2 globalaccel.cpp https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kscreenlocker/-/commit/8c94085926209dd8da7a89a2010b941a5476dea4
Git commit 28fdb0641050fdc0029d90d6fdc7d53435b4175a by Yifan Zhu. Committed on 14/01/2025 at 02:40. Pushed by fanzhuyifan into branch 'Plasma/6.3'. globalaccel: whitelist Toggle Keyboard Backlight (cherry picked from commit 8c94085926209dd8da7a89a2010b941a5476dea4) Co-authored-by: Yifan Zhu <fanzhuyifan@gmail.com> M +2 -2 globalaccel.cpp https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kscreenlocker/-/commit/28fdb0641050fdc0029d90d6fdc7d53435b4175a