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[Aren Cambre <877456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How many laptops really have that? My ancient Lenovo X60 tablet has that
feature, but my much newer HP Envy 14 doesn't.

Even then, how often do people really turn on num lock?

I'm concerned this warning is only for a tiny fraction of users--laptop
users whose laptops still have that feature _and_ who actually use num
lock.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/877456

Title:
  Who cares about num lock?

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

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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