I am having this issue on a Lenovo T500. The lock screen, the PGP key unlocking, and SSH Agent key unlocking all warn me of NumLock on. Even restarting does not help. Once NumLock has been turned on I always get this warning no matter what the actual status is.
The NumLock warning has a point: On Laptop computers NumLock changes letters into digits! It is just as bad, as having CapsLock turned on. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/841541 Title: "num lock is on" warning remains even after num lock is turned off Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “gnome-screensaver” source package in Oneiric: Triaged Status in “gnome-screensaver” source package in Precise: Triaged Bug description: Version: 3.1.5-0ubuntu6 Release: 11.10 After fiddling with Num Lock, I noticed that the lock window claimed it was still enabled, and yet it is not. Sequence of events: * Turn on Num Lock. * Lock the screen. (On a ThinkPad, I do this by pressing Fn+F2. Whatever option it is that means "lock the screen immediately", I have it turned on.) * Tap a key to bring up the screen-locked/enter-password dialog. * Observe the warning. * Turn off Num Lock. * Observe the warning is still there. * Successfully unlock the screen. * Lock the screen again. * Observe the warning is still there. * [Optional] Unlock the screen. File a bug against gnome-screensaver. Not related to bug #835649, which concerns showing the warning when Num Lock is enabled but not otherwise problematic, e.g. when using a "full-size" (i.e. "has lots of extra keys") keyboard. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/841541/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
