Bug 491732 - Allow for the screen to be turned off after some duration while locked, but always stay on while unlocked
Summary: Allow for the screen to be turned off after some duration while locked, but a...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_powerdevil (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.1.4
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-08-15 00:23 UTC by Greeniac
Modified: 2025-03-04 18:31 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Screenshot shows what happens when setting "Turn off screen" to "Never" (5.55 KB, image/png)
2024-08-15 00:23 UTC, Greeniac
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Screenshot shows what happens when setting "Turn off screen" to somthing other than "Never" (5.71 KB, image/png)
2024-08-15 00:25 UTC, Greeniac
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Description Greeniac 2024-08-15 00:23:51 UTC
Created attachment 172630 [details]
Screenshot shows what happens when setting "Turn off screen" to "Never"

SUMMARY
Currently, when you set "Turn off screen" to "Never", the "When locked" option gets grayed out, it would be nice if we could make it so the display will not turn off when unlocked/using but still turn off when locked.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open "System Settings".
2. Go to "Power Management".
3. Set "Turn off screen" to "Never".

OBSERVED RESULT
"When locked" gets grayed out.

EXPECTED RESULT
Still being able to make the screen turn off when locked.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch GNU/Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Comment 1 Greeniac 2024-08-15 00:25:01 UTC
Created attachment 172631 [details]
Screenshot shows what happens when setting "Turn off screen" to somthing other than "Never"
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-08-15 14:05:24 UTC
Yeah, seems reasonable.
Comment 3 Tito Valentín 2025-03-04 06:07:47 UTC
Just chiming in here because this used to work before. I think I have one of my systems, running F41 KDE Spin where this still works. However, from a fresh install, it doesn't seem to work or at least the option isn't there anymore. I'll see if I can get some screenshots of this work because this "bug" looks more like a feature request, as if this has never been an option
Comment 4 Greeniac 2025-03-04 18:31:28 UTC
(In reply to Tito Valentín from comment #3)
> Just chiming in here because this used to work before. I think I have one of
> my systems, running F41 KDE Spin where this still works. However, from a
> fresh install, it doesn't seem to work or at least the option isn't there
> anymore. I'll see if I can get some screenshots of this work because this
> "bug" looks more like a feature request, as if this has never been an option

I had used a couple of different distros with Plasma 6 before and i believe all of them did not let me do that, but a temporary solution is to set turn off screen to custom then set it to 9,999 minutes. And unless you let your computer sit of an entire week without any input it basically does the same thing.