Public bug reported: As I don't think this is a feature, I'm filing a bug report.
When pressing the super key (Windows key, Mod4) when the screen is locked (ie via Ctrl + Alt + L), then the Dash home is shown with the cursor in the search field. This is reproducible. I'd expect to find my session, exactly as I left it ignoring all the commands while the screen is locked. Another strange thing happened, which I unfortunately wasn't able to reproduce: I was pressing a lot of buttons (cleaning my keyboard) while the screen was locked and suddenly the the desktop showed up. Everything was blurred also the window for entering the password to unlock the screen. But hitting Esc I got the usual lock screen. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-screensaver 3.1.92-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Sep 25 14:11:11 2011 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858862 Title: When super key was pressed while screen is locked, dash appears after login To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/858862/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs