Bug#721722: gnome-shell: locking the screen is impossible in activities-mode

Hashem Nasarat hnasarat at gmail.com
Tue Sep 3 13:50:59 UTC 2013


This is a known limitation of the input handling in gnome-shell < 3.8.
It's fixed in 3.8 and onward.

On 09/03/2013 09:38 AM, Andreas Glaeser wrote:
> Package: gnome-shell
> Version: 3.4.2-7+deb7u1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Dear Maintainer,
> *** Please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
>
>    * What led up to the situation?
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
>
> *** End of the template - remove these lines ***
>
> It is not possible to lock the screen, when gonme-shell is in
> activities-mode.
> I am a bit usure, whether this is actually a feature, or if this has a
> certain purpose.
> But I do not fully understand, why it is necessary to leave the
> activities-mode first in
> order to be able to lock the screen with CTRL-L.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 7.1
>   APT prefers stable-updates
>   APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'),
> (500, 'stable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 3.2.46cak (SMP w/3 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
> ii  dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backe  0.12.1-3
> ii  gconf-service                             3.2.5-1+build1
> ii  gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0                0.6.21-8
> ii  gir1.2-atk-1.0                            2.4.0-2
> ii  gir1.2-caribou-1.0                        0.4.4-1
> ii  gir1.2-clutter-1.0                        1.10.8-2
> ii  gir1.2-cogl-1.0                           1.10.2-7
> ii  gir1.2-coglpango-1.0                      1.10.2-7
> ii  gir1.2-folks-0.6                          0.6.9-1+b1
> ii  gir1.2-freedesktop                        1.32.1-1
> ii  gir1.2-gconf-2.0                          3.2.5-1+build1
> ii  gir1.2-gcr-3                              3.4.1-3
> ii  gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0                  3.4.2-3
> ii  gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0                      2.26.1-1
> ii  gir1.2-gee-1.0                            0.6.4-2
> ii  gir1.2-gkbd-3.0                           3.4.0.2-1
> ii  gir1.2-glib-2.0                           1.32.1-1
> ii  gir1.2-gmenu-3.0                          3.4.2-5
> ii  gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0                 3.4.2-1
> ii  gir1.2-gtk-3.0                            3.4.2-6
> ii  gir1.2-json-1.0                           0.14.2-1
> ii  gir1.2-mutter-3.0                         3.4.1-5
> ii  gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0                 0.9.4.0-10
> ii  gir1.2-pango-1.0                          1.30.0-1
> ii  gir1.2-polkit-1.0                         0.105-3
> ii  gir1.2-soup-2.4                           2.38.1-2
> ii  gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12                 0.18.2-2
> ii  gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2                0.4.0-1
> ii  gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0                     0.9.17-1
> ii  gjs                                       1.32.0-5
> ii  gnome-bluetooth                           3.4.2-1
> ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic                 3.4.0-2
> ii  gnome-settings-daemon                    
> 3.4.2+git20121218.7c1322-3+deb7u2
> ii  gnome-shell-common                        3.4.2-7+deb7u1
> ii  gnome-themes-standard                     3.4.2-2.1
> ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas                 3.4.2-3
> ii  libatk1.0-0                               2.4.0-2
> ii  libc6                                     2.13-38
> ii  libcairo-gobject2                         1.12.2-3
> ii  libcairo2                                 1.12.2-3
> ii  libcanberra0                              0.28-6
> ii  libclutter-1.0-0                          1.10.8-2
> ii  libcogl-pango0                            1.10.2-7
> ii  libcogl9                                  1.10.2-7
> ii  libcroco3                                 0.6.6-2
> ii  libdbus-1-3                               1.6.8-1+deb7u1
> ii  libdbus-glib-1-2                          0.100.2-1
> ii  libebook-1.2-13                           3.4.4-3
> ii  libecal-1.2-11                            3.4.4-3
> ii  libedataserver-1.2-16                     3.4.4-3
> ii  libedataserverui-3.0-1                    3.4.4-3
> ii  libffi5                                   3.0.10-3
> ii  libfolks25                                0.6.9-1+b1
> ii  libgck-1-0                                3.4.1-3
> ii  libgconf-2-4                              3.2.5-1+build1
> ii  libgcr-3-1                                3.4.1-3
> ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0                        2.26.1-1
> ii  libgee2                                   0.6.4-2
> ii  libgirepository-1.0-1                     1.32.1-1
> ii  libgjs0b [libgjs0-libmozjs185-1.0]        1.32.0-5
> ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]                  8.0.5-4+deb7u2
> ii  libglib2.0-0                              2.33.12+really2.32.4-5
> ii  libgnome-keyring0                         3.4.1-1
> ii  libgnome-menu-3-0                         3.4.2-5
> ii  libgstreamer0.10-0                        0.10.36-1.2
> ii  libgtk-3-0                                3.4.2-6
> ii  libical0                                  0.48-2
> ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0                        0.14.2-1
> ii  libmozjs185-1.0                           1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4
> ii  libmutter0                                3.4.1-5
> ii  libnm-glib4                               0.9.4.0-10
> ii  libnm-util2                               0.9.4.0-10
> ii  libnspr4                                  2:4.9.2-1
> ii  libp11-kit0                               0.12-3
> ii  libpango1.0-0                             1.30.0-1
> ii  libpolkit-agent-1-0                       0.105-3
> ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0                     0.105-3
> ii  libpulse-mainloop-glib0                   2.0-6.1
> ii  libpulse0                                 2.0-6.1
> ii  libsoup2.4-1                              2.38.1-2
> ii  libstartup-notification0                  0.12-1
> ii  libtelepathy-glib0                        0.18.2-2
> ii  libtelepathy-logger2                      0.4.0-1
> ii  libx11-6                                  2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1
> ii  libxcomposite1                            1:0.4.3-2
> ii  libxdamage1                               1:1.1.3-2
> ii  libxext6                                  2:1.3.1-2+deb7u1
> ii  libxfixes3                                1:5.0-4+deb7u1
> ii  libxi6                                    2:1.6.1-1+deb7u1
> ii  libxml2                                   2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
> ii  python                                    2.7.3-4
> ii  telepathy-mission-control-5               1:5.12.3-1
>
> Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
> ii  gkbd-capplet            3.4.0.2-1
> ii  gnome-contacts          3.4.1-1+b1
> ii  gnome-control-center    1:3.4.3.1-2
> ii  gnome-session-fallback  3.4.2.1-4
> ii  gnome-user-guide        3.4.2-1+build1
> ii  unzip                   6.0-8
>
> gnome-shell suggests no packages.
>
> -- no debconf information



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