[Bug 304945] New: Reconnect of bluetooth keyboard to a different computer needs polish

[ceolesen at gmail.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=304945

            Bug ID: 304945
          Severity: normal
           Version: 4.8.4
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: Reconnect of bluetooth keyboard to a different
                    computer needs polish
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: ceolesen at gmail.com
          Hardware: Fedora RPMs
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: general
           Product: systemsettings

When reconnecting a bluetooth keyboard to a different computer (already paired
with the keyboard) then the computer prompts for a PIN to be entered on the
computer for subsequent entry on the bluetooth keyboard.
The field into which to enter the PIN on the computer is blank.
If the field is clicked then the field is filled with 8 spaces.

Why must the user enter the PIN first on the computer and then on the keyboard
when reconnecting
instead of just having the computer display a (readonly) PIN to enter on the
keyboard - as it does when pairing?
Alternatively, why is the field blank instead of showing a suggested PIN as
default - or was that the intention with click in the field except it is filled
with 8 spaces rather than a real number?

Also, when the window prompting for introduction of the PIN is displayed then
also the temporarily displayed connection confirmation window is prematurely
shown and on top of the PIN prompting window mostly hiding it.

Also, the PIN prompting window is dismissed after the necessary click on OK but
should stay up for reference until the PIN has been entered on the keyboard in
order not to leave the user to have to remember the PIN - again as is the case
when pairing.

Also, when OK is clicked in the PIN prompting window after clicking in the
field thereby filling it with 8 spaces then a window appears titled "A Problem
has Occurred" with the body text "A problem in the bluedevil-1.3-0.5.rc2.fc17
package has been detected".

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
requirements are 2 computers and a keyboard all supporting bluetooth.
1. pair (and connect) the keyboard with computer no. 1
2. pair (and connect) the keyboard with computer no. 2
3. reconnect the keyboard with computer no. 1 as follows
- press the bluetooth button on the keyboard. its bluetooth light starts
blinking.
- click connect for the keyboard in the bluetooth menu in the tray. two windows
appear "KDE Workspace" and "BlueDevil" with the former partly hiding the
latter.
- select the "BlueDevil" window (or wait for the "KDE Workspace" window to
disappear). "BlueDevil" appears in front.
- click "Introduce PIN" in the "BlueDevil" window. Window "BlueDevil"
disappears and window "Introduce PIN" appears with a blank PIN entry field.
- click in the PIN field. The PIN field is filled with 8 spaces.
- click OK (or press Enter). Window "Introduce PIN" disappears and Window "A
Problem has Occurred" appears.

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