[kde] [Bug 328349] New: Unable to login after hibernate when input language is other than English

[Prime Jyothi]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328349

            Bug ID: 328349
           Summary: Unable to login after hibernate when input language is
                    other than English
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.11.3
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: primejyothi at engineer.com

When input language is set to something other than English, login fails when
restoring the session from hibernate.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Login to the system, the password should consist of English characters.
2. Enable ibus input method and add a Language other than English. These tests
done with Malayalam & Thai Languages.
3. Caution : Save/close any open applications as this session cannot be
restored.
4. Switch the input language to something other than English and ensure that
non English characters are appearing in input windows.
5. Hibernate to Disk.
6. Resume the System
7. Login to the system - Login fails.
Actual Results:  
Login fails.
When password is typed to the password window, corresponding text in the
selected language is shown briefly in the password box.

To access the system again, the user has to do one of the following :
1. Login to a virtual terminal and terminate the active session (kill -9 -1).
2. Restart the system.

Expected Results:  
The user should be able to login to the system.

When password is being asked the system should either switch to English
automatically or provide a mechanism to switch the input language.

To access the system again, the user has to do one of the following :
1. Login to a virtual terminal and terminate the active session (kill -9 -1).
2. Restart the system.

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