Bypass screensaver by holding super key

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Distribution

Mint 22.1

Package version

6.4.0

Graphics hardware in use

Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics]

Frequency

Always

Bug description

When having the keyboard shortcut for screen locking to "Super + L", you can stop the locking completely if you hold down the super key.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open keyboard settings, shortcuts, System, Lock screen, add a binding for "Super + L"
2. Press Super + L, but don't let go of the super key for about 10 seconds.
3. You can still use the computer, even though Super + L was pressed.

Expected behavior

I would expect that it would lock immediately and not "cancel" the lock.

Additional information

I think that this is also possible without settings a key bind, by pressing CTRL + ALT + L, and just holding the Super key before the lock screen appears.

Logs:

Grabbing the root window
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Nuking focus
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing keyboard widget=0x4b1
Couldn't grab keyboard!  (AlreadyGrabbed)
Grabbing mouse widget=0x4b1
Ungrabbing pointer

[mtwebster]

This is pretty much as expected.

The screensaver won't activate if it cannot capture your input devices (mouse, keyboard), because otherwise you would get a false impression that your computer is securely locked. And as long as you're holding down a keyboard shortcut, you are preventing that capture.

Don't do that.

[chocolateimage]

The main issue is that the screen locking completely gets canceled even though I initially pressed Super + L.