From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" Subject: bug#40273: installer: No way to input Latin characters with non-Latin keyboard layouts Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:42:02 +0100 Message-ID: <20200328134202.rgl6usllluoo2b2y@pelzflorian.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58319) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBjr-0003Yv-7m for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:43:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBjq-0003y0-2k for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:43:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:56038) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBjp-0003xw-Vm for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:43:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBjp-0005My-Tz for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:43:01 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58259) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBix-0003SV-ER for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:42:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBiw-0002vH-6S for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:42:07 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:50200 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jIBiv-0002t7-Nn for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:42:06 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E1DEC36055C for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:42:03 +0100 (CET) Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 40273@debbugs.gnu.org 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/=E2=80=A6 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=E2=80=99s romaji key to switch layouts. Of course typin= g `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 (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