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Description

Maybe I miss something, but I would appreciate if the greeter would support keyboard shortcuts, especially for shutdown/reboot. In test mode, there is support:

https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter/blob/640a595fcdd0d7e41973b2dcb8ce671d4eafda38/src/main-window.vala#L444-L457

It would be great if they were configurable, but I would also be happy with sensible defaults, such as those used by gtk-greeter: https://github.com/Xubuntu/lightdm-gtk-greeter/blob/9f22ff36df4114d9ebb484afd90b5e58149f15a1/src/lightdm-gtk-greeter.c#L3138-L3143

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Research direction

Start with src/main-window.vala lines 444-457, which shows the existing test-mode keyboard handling, and compare the referenced gtk-greeter defaults. Determine how shortcuts should work in the normal greeter and whether configuration is required; done means shutdown and reboot shortcuts operate reliably with the agreed defaults or settings.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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