[Bug 1734887] [NEW] No caps lock indicator on login screen

[Metta Crawler]

Public bug reported:

Expected results: Pressing the Caps Lock key should cause an indicator
to appear on the login screen.

Actual results: Pressing the Caps Lock key does not cause the login
screen to change in any way.

Reproducing:

1. Install Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop ISO and log in, press Caps Lock key, see no indicator. (gdm3 3.26.1-3ubuntu3)
2. Install Fedora 27 Workstation ISO and log in, press Caps Lock key, see an indicator. (gdm-3.26.2.1-1.fc27.x86_64)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gdm3 3.26.1-3ubuntu3
Uname: Linux 4.14.2-041402-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
Date: Tue Nov 28 08:24:31 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-05 (22 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171017.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful
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[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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[Daniel van Vugt]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 945534 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945534

** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Also affects: unity-greeter (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 945534
Num lock warning not displayed during log in
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 945534 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945534

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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[Daniel van Vugt]

Not a duplicate of bug 945534 because that one says that the caps lock
warning is working.

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 945534
Num lock warning not displayed during log in

** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium => Low

** Changed in: unity-greeter (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium => Low
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[does not matter]

Same thing is happening on 18.04
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