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,
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> 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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