https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501520
Bug ID: 501520
Summary: Password entry disrupted by second monitor starting up
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: git-stable-Plasma/6.3
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: Screen locking
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: w...@savethevowels.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
When logging in to KDE (either at system startup login, or when waking from
screen-locked state), you are immediately able to start entering your password.
But on a multi-monitor system, each time a new monitor 'comes online', that
monitor appears to steal focus to that monitor's login password field. As a
result, your password will be split across monitors, and will not successfully
input.
There is no problem if you wait to start typing until all monitors are started
up displaying the login prompt, and you're able to complete the typing in one
box, but this can be a delay which is not needed.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have more than one monitor attached to a KDE machine
2. Pull up Login or unlock screen
3. Begin typing your password on the first monitor before all monitors are
online
OBSERVED RESULT
Startup of secondary monitor(s) interrupts password entry, putting new
characters (typed after the new monitor comes online) into the login password
box on the new monitor, resulting in different password fields each containing
subchunks of the password, and failure to login as no field has the proper,
complete password.
EXPECTED RESULT
One of:
1) Focus persists with the password field which is currently being used as new
monitors come online, allowing the user to complete the login process in the
same box they started typing
2) The text entered in password boxes is shared among all monitors, such that
text entered in one password field is mirrored in all, and stealing of focus
doesn't interrupt entry.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 41
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.13.5-200.fc41.x86_64 (64-bit)
This is a problem across several machines, laptop and desktop, but all with
similar configuration
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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