As of release 5.05, this has been fixed. https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
The Debian bug linked above isn't about this specific bug but that the message isn't obvious enough. It isn't displayed with big flashing red letters but it's there. This text appears in the message box if you fail to enter correct password with Caps Lock on: "Authentication failed (Caps Lock?)" ** Changed in: xscreensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23684 Title: xscreensaver should show when capslock is on To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/23684/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs