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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

             reply	other threads:[~2020-03-28 13:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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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