This is a problem that won't be solved in Ubuntu until we use Unity8 + Mir for displaying. Other systems are already using greeters as lockscreens, so the work has been done for this.
Closing lightdm and unity-greeter tasks to reduce any confusion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-session in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878836 Title: [FFe] Unity Greeter - Use Unity Greeter to fulfil lock screen as well as login functions Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in Session Menu: Fix Released Status in Unity: Fix Released Status in gnome-screensaver package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in indicator-session package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in unity-greeter package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in indicator-session source package in Precise: Fix Released Bug description: Use Unity Greeter to fulfil lock screen as well as login functions. Desired Solution: - Replace the current lock screen with the Unity Greeter - perhaps use 'light locker', see http://www.webupd8.org/2013/08/lightdm-session-locker-light-locker.html - also see https://plus.google.com/u/0/106086509626546157534/posts/5hQVYARYCkh [FFe] This is a FFe to implement in unity a lockscreen that looks like unity-greeter inside unity. The code for unity was ready before FF, but to improve PAM support we had to delay it See more at https://code.launchpad.net/~andyrock/unity/lockscreen/+merge/206291 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/878836/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
