https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399835
--- Comment #8 from Filip F. <tyx...@gmail.com> --- I made this thread to investigate a bit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/ A whole day has passed since and out of all the users that submitted a valid answer (N=33 ), 17 (51,5%) of them simply type the password in immediately. Those who do not use various methods, such as: moving the mouse (N=5), using mixed methods (N=4), hitting space (N=3), hitting CTRL+ALT+DEL (N=1), hitting some button (N=1), hitting Enter (N=1) and using an undisclosed prompt-inducing method (N=1). Due to the fact it adds not one but two extra steps, hitting Space and Enter first may be seen as the worst outcomes of the 5.13 change. At this point, and related to the topic of experience with other lock screens, it's also good to remember the bug reporters for the Enter button behavior. Some users are aware their behavior has been influenced by working with Windows, their answers pointing to the validity of the hypothesis that experience with different lock screen implementations can determine how users interact with Plasma's: - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7zdri7/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7xsga3/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7xzxk0/ In addition, some users explicitly stated they were not aware that you can just start typing the password prior to seeing the Reddit thread: - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7ydugo/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7yshsy/ Some suggested the implementation of a helping text themselves: - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7yjwxk/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7ydugo/ Sidenote: Some users have pointed out that the lock screen behavior with multiple monitors can be a bit confusing for them: - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7xsxh3/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7xn7h9/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7xlyn3/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7xpya9/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7zc9qb/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/9oyhtf/usersurvey_your_experience_with_the_new_lock/e7zdri7/ My general impression here is that no, people aren't having any serious issues because they do find a way to unlock the screen. Thus they are not really likely to complain, as well as because it looks good. Nonetheless, the sum total is that the 5.13 lock screen has most likely added an extra step or two for a non-negligibly large group of users. I'd end this by saying this a small sample size so no hard conclusions can be made so what we make of it is important, but at the very least we should erase the observation that there isn't "anything to indicate this is a real world problem" from the board. Also, there are some more interesting insights in the thread that I didn't cover here. What does everyone think? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
