[Bug 1055124] Re: Cannot perform geoname look up of locations, because keyboard layout is non latin, when booted into e.g. Russian Locale

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

I think the real problem is that even though geoname look up has
localised names of places (transliterated) it does not have localised
spellings. Such that at that page we really need latin based keyboard,
regadless of the final/selected keyboard layout or language.

This can either be fixed by selecting latin based locale, offer to switch to one.
Or have the geoname lookup database full of alternative spellings in localised writting systems.

Examples:
http://geoname-lookup.ubuntu.com/?query=Moskva - returns many results
http://geoname-lookup.ubuntu.com/?query=Киев - returns none


** Summary changed:

- Keyboard layout on installation in russian
+ Cannot perform geoname look up of locations, because keyboard layout is non latin, when booted into e.g. Russian Locale

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

** Tags added: needs-design

** Also affects: ubuntu-geonames
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: ubuntu-geonames
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: ubuntu-geonames
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  Cannot perform geoname look up of locations, because keyboard layout
  is non latin, when booted into e.g. Russian Locale

Status in Ubuntu Geonames:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hi! Here's the problem:

  1. Boot in Ubuntu install CD. Choose "Russian" as language. Choose "install" (on right).
  http://screencloud.net/v/hKxr

  2. Nothing interesting, move on
  http://screencloud.net/v/iYo3

  3. Move on
  http://screencloud.net/v/hOH8

  4. City selection screen. I want to choose "Kiev" (Ukraine), but keyboard types in Russian.
  I want to switch to English, but Alt+Shift doesn't do the job and there's no language indicator
  http://screencloud.net/v/hSid http://screencloud.net/v/yBxO

  Proposed solution:
  Add language indicator that has chosen language + english (just in case).

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