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[Aren Cambre <877456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The gnome screensaver is the only application I have ever used, ever,
that thinks that num lock being on is something I should be warned about
when entering a password.

This seems pointless as people generally do not change num lock during
computer use, or if they do, it's not to the frequency of using caps
lock.

Further, numlock being off, which appears to be the preferred state
because that removes the warning, is an old-school habit, increasingly
unusual.

Please remove this warning. It is warning against the normative state,
and it doesn't provide useful information. It's just screen clutter.

** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Who cares about num lock?

Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The gnome screensaver is the only application I have ever used, ever,
  that thinks that num lock being on is something I should be warned
  about when entering a password.

  This seems pointless as people generally do not change num lock during
  computer use, or if they do, it's not to the frequency of using caps
  lock.

  Further, numlock being off, which appears to be the preferred state
  because that removes the warning, is an old-school habit, increasingly
  unusual.

  Please remove this warning. It is warning against the normative state,
  and it doesn't provide useful information. It's just screen clutter.

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