Lock screen crash message is vague
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Description
Describe the issue
When the lock screen program crashes, an explosion image pops up, and supposedly nothing works until restarting the lock screen program. This image does not provide any information about what just happened or why it happened, and therefore confuses the user to no end.
Additional information
Despite being given the opportunity to show text, the author of the session lock plugin decided to only show an explosion emoji: https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire/blob/master/plugins/protocols/session-lock.cpp#L190-L193
Related: #2911, #2998
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Research direction
Start at plugins/protocols/session-lock.cpp lines 190-193 and review related issues #2911 and #2998. Replace the explosion-only crash display with an informative message explaining what happened and that restarting the lock screen may be needed. Verify that the lock-screen crash path displays the updated message.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100