Bug 106934 - NumPad usage without NumLock turned on “crashes” password entry
Summary: NumPad usage without NumLock turned on “crashes” password entry
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: plymouth
Classification: Unclassified
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
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Reported: 2018-06-16 13:40 UTC by bugs.freedesktop.org
Modified: 2018-06-16 13:40 UTC (History)
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Description bugs.freedesktop.org 2018-06-16 13:40:40 UTC 
This is a followup of a Qubes issue: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4009

It seems that using the numpad without NumLock turned on switches password entry to “non-verbose” mode, which is scary for new users, while it should only have performed cursor moves (as the touches of numpad without NumLock are only Home, End, Ins, PgUp, PgDn and arrow keys).

I think this is scary for non-technical users, and thus likely a bug. What do you think about it?

HTH,
Leo

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