From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>
To: 40273@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40273: installer: No way to input Latin characters with non-Latin keyboard layouts
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:42:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200328134202.rgl6usllluoo2b2y@pelzflorian.localdomain> (raw)
After selecting non-Latin keyboard layouts in the graphical installer,
there is no way to input Latin characters again. This means hostname,
username, password, the home directory path /home/… cannot be
specified in Latin.
There either should be a way to switch the keyboard layout later on.
For example currently there is neither a place in the GUI to switch
the layout nor key combinations or (on a Japanese keyboard) support
for the keyboard’s romaji key to switch layouts. Of course typing
`loadkeys` is impossible too.
Or the keyboard layout should not be switched to non-Latin. For
example, when choosing Arabic AZERTY layout, during install the
keyboard should be switched to Latin AZERTY layout and not Arabic.
Note that choosing non-Latin usernames and passwords appears to have
caused problems before, see <https://bugs.gnu.org/37872> (I have not
tested it).
Similar considerations: Maybe the default keyboard layout for virtual
console TTYs and bootloaders should be Latin unless changed
explicitly.
Regards,
Florian
next reply other threads:[~2020-03-28 13:43 UTC|newest]
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2020-03-28 13:42 pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) [this message]
2020-03-28 19:45 ` bug#40273: installer: No way to input Latin characters with non-Latin keyboard layouts Mathieu Othacehe
2020-03-30 10:44 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-03-30 11:35 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-03-30 17:11 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-03-30 17:31 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-03-31 15:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-03-31 16:55 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-01 20:33 ` Bengt Richter
2020-04-02 6:24 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-02 9:45 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-03 0:38 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-03 1:11 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-03 13:31 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-03 13:59 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-03 15:20 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-03 15:56 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-05 14:03 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-05 20:02 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-05 21:26 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-03-29 15:04 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-03-29 17:16 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-03-29 17:53 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-03-30 10:39 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-03-30 12:39 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-03-31 15:29 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-01 12:49 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-03-31 15:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-01 12:52 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-04-02 10:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-02 11:40 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-04-06 7:52 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-06 13:14 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-04-07 9:49 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-07 17:14 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2020-04-02 23:27 ` Bengt Richter
2020-04-03 23:17 ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2020-04-08 7:20 ` Bengt Richter
2020-04-08 9:42 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-04-08 21:11 ` Bengt Richter
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