On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 05:22, Robert McBroom via users < users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> On 12/11/18 3:34 PM, George Avrunin wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 23:29:35 -0500, Robert McBroom via users > > <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > > >> Upgraded to F29. On KDE desktop starting EMACS in a privileged command > >> window locks the system. Starting EMACS with sudo locks the system. On > >> XFCE4 normal EMACS access with privilege. > >> > >> Other file managers don't like root but there are times when cli is > awkward. > > I'm now seeing this, too, with F29, kernel 4.19.7, on KDE. I'm pretty > sure > > doing this has worked as expected after the upgrade to F29, so it's a > recent > > change, but I don't know exactly when it started. I'm seeing this with > two > > different machines (a desktop and a laptop). This is > > emacs-26.1.6.f29.x86_64, in case that matters, and, at the moment, > > plasma-workspace-5.14.4-1.fc29.x86_64 which was upgraded to on December > 5. > > > > It doesn't actually lock the system. I can, for instance get to a > virtual > > terminal and kill the startkde process to get back to roughly where I > was. > > And I can still see the cursor and move it around (though it becomes > invisible when it's over the konsole window from which I launched emacs), > but except for being able to use, e.g., control-F3, to get to a console, I > don't seem to be able to interact with the open windows or switch to > another virtual desktop (cursor won't cross the desktop boundary). > > > > The command "emacs -nw" seems to work fine. On kernel 4.19.6 > > > > George > > > > > Same here on a desktop and a laptop. Switched to gnome-session and have > access. On kernel 4.19.6 > > and plasma-workspace-5.14.4-1 trouble. > > Robert > > I'm seeing this too, but only on an IMAC with a radeon graphics card. Kernel is 4.19.5-300.fc29.x86_64. My laptop with an intel/nvidia hybrid card works fine. I found that killing emacs from a virtual terminal was enough to get the desktop working again. Chris
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