https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523522
Bug ID: 523522
Summary: Allow some way to show arbitrary windows/UI over the
lock screen
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version First master
Reported In:
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: Screen locking
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
DESCRIPTION
This is something related to accessibility, and hence I have marked it as a
major severity issue.
I know that the lock screen needs to be secure, so normal windows are blocked
from appearing over it. But in some cases, third-party accessibility tools
bearing custom UIs need to be shown over the lock screen.
I think the best way to solve it is to have a Kwin rule or a permission-based
system which can allow an application to appear over the lock screen. That way,
only the applications that are explicitly allowed by the user will be shown
over the lock screen.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0
Qt Version: 6.11.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.39-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.2 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® HD Graphics 2500
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Allowing arbitrary windows over the lock screen is just a suggestion. The main
requirement is to have some custom UI shown on the lock screen. There can be
other ways to tackle the requirement.
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