Bug#653829: gnome-screensaver: unlocking fails with bépo layout

[Olivier Berger]

Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 3.2.0-2+b1
Severity: normal

Hi.

I'm not able to get my password recognised by the unlock dialog, when using a bépo keyboard layout.

I have to switch to azerty (with the layout switcher next to the input box) to be able to type it and get it recognized.

Outside of the screensaver, when in bépo, the rest of the apps work flawlessly, for example using ssh and typing the same password, inside a terminal.

I wish the --help instructions would provide a way to start the gnome-screensaver with an option to have to typed character displayed, which would help with the debugging in such situations.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (650, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver depends on:
ii  dbus-x11                   1.4.16-1
ii  dpkg                       1.16.1.2
ii  gnome-icon-theme           3.2.1.2-1
ii  gnome-session-bin          3.2.1-1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas  3.2.0-2
ii  libc6                      2.13-23
ii  libcairo2                  1.10.2-6.2
ii  libdbus-1-3                1.4.16-1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2           0.98-1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0         2.24.0-2
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.30.2-4
ii  libgnome-desktop-3-2       3.2.1-3
ii  libgnomekbd7               3.2.0-1
ii  libgtk-3-0                 3.2.3-1
ii  libpam0g                   1.1.3-6
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.4.4-4
ii  libxext6                   2:1.3.0-3
ii  libxklavier16              5.1-2
ii  libxxf86vm1                1:1.1.1-2

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager   3.0.2-3
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring  3.2.2-1

gnome-screensaver suggests no packages.

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