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Jeff H (jahtech-android-apps) wrote : Re: [Bug 902570] Re: Meta key shows menu even when screen is locked

The bug is partially fixed. I was not able to reproduce the menu being
shown by pressing meta at the lock screen. However, there are now the
following 2 related issues:

1. When I press meta at the unlock screen, and then enter my password,
when the screen unlocks, the Unity menu is already open, so there is still
some interaction that there shouldn't be from the lock screen.
2. Occasionally after the computer screen has turned off, the Unity
sidebar is visible at the lock screen.

Neither are catastrophic, but still undesirable behaviours...

Thanks,
Jeff

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Omer Akram <email address hidden> wrote:

> thanks for your bug report. Is that still an issue in Ubuntu 12.04? Can
> you please test that and let us know?
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
> Meta key shows menu even when screen is locked
>
> Status in Unity:
> Incomplete
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1. Lock screen using CTRL+ALT+L or by selecting "Lock Screen" from the
> system menu
> 2. Move the mouse or strike a key to show the password prompt
> 3. Hit meta/Windows button
>
> Expected behaviour: Nothing should happen
>
> Actual behaviour: The Unity menu is shown the same as if the screen
> wasn't locked
>
>
> I'm not filing this as a security vulnerability because it does not
> appear that you can do anything from the menu, as I believe the gnome
> lock-screen is preventing keyboard interaction with anything on the
> desktop. However, it might be a good idea to take a good look at how Unity
> can receive input when the screen is still locked, such as hotkeys, VNC or
> other remote desktop functionality, etc...
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,vpswitch,regex,place,move,gnomecompat,animation,snap,grid,session,resize,mousepoll,imgpng,workarounds,wall,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
> Date: Sat Dec 10 12:01:06 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64
> (20111012)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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