Call for testing: LightDM

Robert Ancell robert.ancell at canonical.com
Tue Jun 7 08:22:29 UTC 2011


>>> This feature is just not implemented yet.  It will be in Oneiric.
> Good to know, Robert. Are you able to say something about e.g. the
> keyboard layout and universal access?
>
This is an area where I'm definitely not an expert, and your help is
greatly appreciated here!  Most of my knowledge has come from picking
Martin Pitt's brain and talking to others. 

The keyboard design as I see it is:
- The layout is left as X sets it up
- Selecting a user switches to the keyboard layout they have configured
in their ~/.dmrc.  If not present, keep the default layout
- There will be a layout switcher, which will be applied to the .dmrc so
it is preserved on login
- Cancelling a login will revert to the default layout

The real difficulty is in making sure that I've handled all the keyboard
config correctly.  I'm using libxklavier, I just need to know how many
config items to save/restore correctly.

With universal access the goal is "as much as we can get".  The greeter
will probably be built with the same tech as Unity so as well as Unity. 
Ideally we'll have full AT-SPI with Orca running if required and an
onscreen keyboard.

>> Great.  Is Gunnar Hjalmarsso involved in this feature implementation,
> I'm not yet, but I plan to make myself involved to assist with the i18n
> matters. :)  I'll try to ensure that the current functionality with
> respect to languages and locales is preserved in the Oneiric release.
>
Please do!  File bugs on anything that's not up to scratch.



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