On 5/2/20 9:47 PM, Tim via users wrote:
On Sat, 2020-05-02 at 11:50 -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote:
Or just type your password, which causes the lock screen to go away and the password input to be filled in. Having to manually do anything first is more of an annoyance to me.
I would temper that advice with a bit of caution, *start* typing your password. Be sure not to hit enter before you see something to show that you're typing your password into a password box.
If a system has crashed, you could be typing your password into a "enter username" box. Your password is now logged in the last users log.
Or if the screen is just blanked and not locked yet, although in that case it *doesn't* lift the shield unless you press ESC or use the mouse. (The keys are just ignored.) But that's a good point and something I do follow. I never hit enter until I see the password box.