https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=419460
Bug ID: 419460
Summary: Kscreenlocker and power management activate even while
playing a game with a joystick or gamepad
Product: kscreenlocker
Version: unspecified
Platform: Manjaro
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: doctorwho...@gmail.com
CC: bhus...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
I'm not sure if kscreenlocker is the best place to file this bug because it
really involves potentially three components: the screen locker, power
management, and device I/O.
OBSERVED RESULT
I occasionally like to play games on my computer, and when I use a joystick or
gamepad (e.g. Logtech F310, Xbox One controller) to play a game, KDE apparently
does not consider joystick input to be a kind of activity which lets it know
that a user is still interacting with the system. Thus, if the screen locker is
enabled, the screen locker will activate even while playing a game unless I
occasionally move the mouse, touch my laptop's touchpad, or press a key on the
keyboard. Likewise, if the Power management is enabled for things like dimming
the screen, turning off the screen, or, presumably sleeping/powering down the
system, it will activate after the specified time period has elapsed even if
I'm playing a game.
EXPECTED RESULT
When playing a game with a joystick or gamepad, the system should register
gamepad I/O as activity which keeps the system awake and prevents power
management or the screen locker from activating.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: kernel 5.4.28 / Manjaro 19.0.2
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Although I'm reporting this bug on the versions specified above, this has been
a longstanding issue with KDE/Plasma 5, and I have observed it on other Linux
distros and FreeBSD, so it appears to be independent of the platform it's
running on.
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