Disable display of media controls on lock screen (showMediaControls) on KDE Plasma 5.12.7

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Disable display of media controls on lock screen (showMediaControls) on KDE Plasma 5.12.7














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The KDE lock screen has media player controls that look like this:



Aquarela do Linux! Jonathan Lewis back pause forward Switch User



I would like to turn this feature off,
as described in D3684 (Media Controls on lock screen) and KDE Bug 384264.



I am running KUbuntu 18.04 with KDE Plasma 5.12.7,
and my lock screen config file looks like this:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
<kcfgfile name=""/>

<group name="General">
<entry name="showMediaControls" type="Bool">
<label>If true, shows any currently playing media along with controls to pause it.</label>
<default>true</default>
</entry>
</group>

</kcfg>


/usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/contents/lockscreen/config.xml



Accordingly, I have tried to change the showMediaControls setting,
but the setting is not available in the screenlocker menu:



$ kcmshell5 screenlocker


Configure Screen Locking Appearance Wallpaper Type Plain Color Black



Changing the theme from KUbuntu to Breeze or Breeze Dark had no effect.



I also tried changing the configuration from the command line. Since the name attribute of the kcfgfile element is empty, I would expect the config file to be lockscreenrc, so I used this command:



kwriteconfig5 --file lockscreenrc --group 'General' --key 'showMediaControls' --type 'bool' 'false'


However, this had no effect. Even after writing this setting to all these files:




  • breezerc

  • kcmshell5rc

  • kdeglobals

  • lockscreenrc

  • plasmarc


the player controls are still visible on the lock screen. How can I actually remove the controls from the lock screen?









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    The KDE lock screen has media player controls that look like this:



    Aquarela do Linux! Jonathan Lewis back pause forward Switch User



    I would like to turn this feature off,
    as described in D3684 (Media Controls on lock screen) and KDE Bug 384264.



    I am running KUbuntu 18.04 with KDE Plasma 5.12.7,
    and my lock screen config file looks like this:



    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
    http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
    <kcfgfile name=""/>

    <group name="General">
    <entry name="showMediaControls" type="Bool">
    <label>If true, shows any currently playing media along with controls to pause it.</label>
    <default>true</default>
    </entry>
    </group>

    </kcfg>


    /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/contents/lockscreen/config.xml



    Accordingly, I have tried to change the showMediaControls setting,
    but the setting is not available in the screenlocker menu:



    $ kcmshell5 screenlocker


    Configure Screen Locking Appearance Wallpaper Type Plain Color Black



    Changing the theme from KUbuntu to Breeze or Breeze Dark had no effect.



    I also tried changing the configuration from the command line. Since the name attribute of the kcfgfile element is empty, I would expect the config file to be lockscreenrc, so I used this command:



    kwriteconfig5 --file lockscreenrc --group 'General' --key 'showMediaControls' --type 'bool' 'false'


    However, this had no effect. Even after writing this setting to all these files:




    • breezerc

    • kcmshell5rc

    • kdeglobals

    • lockscreenrc

    • plasmarc


    the player controls are still visible on the lock screen. How can I actually remove the controls from the lock screen?









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      The KDE lock screen has media player controls that look like this:



      Aquarela do Linux! Jonathan Lewis back pause forward Switch User



      I would like to turn this feature off,
      as described in D3684 (Media Controls on lock screen) and KDE Bug 384264.



      I am running KUbuntu 18.04 with KDE Plasma 5.12.7,
      and my lock screen config file looks like this:



      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
      http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
      <kcfgfile name=""/>

      <group name="General">
      <entry name="showMediaControls" type="Bool">
      <label>If true, shows any currently playing media along with controls to pause it.</label>
      <default>true</default>
      </entry>
      </group>

      </kcfg>


      /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/contents/lockscreen/config.xml



      Accordingly, I have tried to change the showMediaControls setting,
      but the setting is not available in the screenlocker menu:



      $ kcmshell5 screenlocker


      Configure Screen Locking Appearance Wallpaper Type Plain Color Black



      Changing the theme from KUbuntu to Breeze or Breeze Dark had no effect.



      I also tried changing the configuration from the command line. Since the name attribute of the kcfgfile element is empty, I would expect the config file to be lockscreenrc, so I used this command:



      kwriteconfig5 --file lockscreenrc --group 'General' --key 'showMediaControls' --type 'bool' 'false'


      However, this had no effect. Even after writing this setting to all these files:




      • breezerc

      • kcmshell5rc

      • kdeglobals

      • lockscreenrc

      • plasmarc


      the player controls are still visible on the lock screen. How can I actually remove the controls from the lock screen?









      share














      The KDE lock screen has media player controls that look like this:



      Aquarela do Linux! Jonathan Lewis back pause forward Switch User



      I would like to turn this feature off,
      as described in D3684 (Media Controls on lock screen) and KDE Bug 384264.



      I am running KUbuntu 18.04 with KDE Plasma 5.12.7,
      and my lock screen config file looks like this:



      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
      http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
      <kcfgfile name=""/>

      <group name="General">
      <entry name="showMediaControls" type="Bool">
      <label>If true, shows any currently playing media along with controls to pause it.</label>
      <default>true</default>
      </entry>
      </group>

      </kcfg>


      /usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/org.kde.breeze.desktop/contents/lockscreen/config.xml



      Accordingly, I have tried to change the showMediaControls setting,
      but the setting is not available in the screenlocker menu:



      $ kcmshell5 screenlocker


      Configure Screen Locking Appearance Wallpaper Type Plain Color Black



      Changing the theme from KUbuntu to Breeze or Breeze Dark had no effect.



      I also tried changing the configuration from the command line. Since the name attribute of the kcfgfile element is empty, I would expect the config file to be lockscreenrc, so I used this command:



      kwriteconfig5 --file lockscreenrc --group 'General' --key 'showMediaControls' --type 'bool' 'false'


      However, this had no effect. Even after writing this setting to all these files:




      • breezerc

      • kcmshell5rc

      • kdeglobals

      • lockscreenrc

      • plasmarc


      the player controls are still visible on the lock screen. How can I actually remove the controls from the lock screen?







      18.04 kubuntu kde lock-screen plasma-5





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