[Powerdevil] [Bug 353694] New: Powerdevil does not automatically lock the screen when configured to do so

[Randy Barlow]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353694

            Bug ID: 353694
           Summary: Powerdevil does not automatically lock the screen when
                    configured to do so
           Product: Powerdevil
           Version: 5.4.2
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: plasma-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: randy at electronsweatshop.com

I have checked the box in the "Screen Locking" tab of the KDE settings for
"Lock screen automatically after:" and set a value of 5 minutes. However, the
screen never locks (unless I manually lock it with CTRL-ALT-L.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure KDE to automatically lock the screen after N minutes. (I have
N=5.)
2. Wait N minutes.

Actual Results:  
The screen never locks, even after hours.

Expected Results:  
The screen should lock after N minutes of inactivity.

This may be related to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352069, but that
bug was complaining that *disabling* screen lock caused the lock to start. I've
actually not tried that out, but if that's true perhaps the boolean is just
interpreted backwards! I'll give this a try to confirm or disconfirm.

I'm running KDE on Fedora Rawhide:

% rpm -q powerdevil
powerdevil-5.4.2-1.fc24.x86_64

I chose major for severity since people might rely on the automatic screen lock
to protect their computers.

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