Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
clone 692459 -1 reassign 692459 debian-installer retitle -1 use scrolllock led as indicator for non-latin layouts block -1 by 535997 tags -1 + upstream forwarded -1 linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org thank you On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 03:39:12PM +, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > > > reassign 692459 console-setup I am reassigning (a clone of) this bug back to debian-installer. The submitter wants an indicator showing the active layout as in the following picture: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=39;filename=layout-indicator.png;att=1;bug=692459 Since some laptops lack ScrollLock led, regardless of the support of this led by the kernel, something similar definitely will be useful for the text mode installer too. Unfortunately, I don't see an easy way to implement this in text mode. Anton Zinoviev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
Samuel Thibault, le Thu 27 Dec 2012 18:10:14 +0100, a écrit : > Praveen A, le Fri 09 Nov 2012 18:12:25 +0530, a écrit : > > 2012/11/6 Samuel Thibault : > > > A visible indication on the screen would be hackish at best. Another way > > > would be to use the scroll lock LED. Are you using the graphical or the > > > textual installer? In the latter case, my patch to make the kernel let > > > userspace choose LEDs for modifiers at will has not yet been integrated, > > > it'll not be fixable for Wheezy. > > > > gnome screensaver already had it in lock screen dialogue (but it > > seemed to be gone in 3.6). Malayalam is not supported in text mode, so > > at least for Malayalam I'm happy with layout indicator in graphical > > mode. > > Mmm, just to make sure: this is already implemented in the graphical > d-i, I've just tested with beta4, the scroll lock LED does light when > switched to the non-latin layout. Is it also forking for you, or is I meant working of course :) > there still a bug in that regard? (support in textmode will come with > my kernel patch). > > Samuel -- Samuel muhahaha... ya un train qui part de Perrache à 14h57 qui passe à Part-Dieu à 15h10 si je le prend à Perrache, je suis en zone bleue si je le prends à Part-Dieu, je suis en zone blanche donc je vais le prendre à Perrache *mais* à Part-Dieu ;-) -+- #ens-mim - vive la SNCF -+- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
Hello, Praveen A, le Fri 09 Nov 2012 18:12:25 +0530, a écrit : > 2012/11/6 Samuel Thibault : > > A visible indication on the screen would be hackish at best. Another way > > would be to use the scroll lock LED. Are you using the graphical or the > > textual installer? In the latter case, my patch to make the kernel let > > userspace choose LEDs for modifiers at will has not yet been integrated, > > it'll not be fixable for Wheezy. > > gnome screensaver already had it in lock screen dialogue (but it > seemed to be gone in 3.6). Malayalam is not supported in text mode, so > at least for Malayalam I'm happy with layout indicator in graphical > mode. Mmm, just to make sure: this is already implemented in the graphical d-i, I've just tested with beta4, the scroll lock LED does light when switched to the non-latin layout. Is it also forking for you, or is there still a bug in that regard? (support in textmode will come with my kernel patch). Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
2012/11/6 Samuel Thibault : > Mmm... > > A visible indication on the screen would be hackish at best. Another way > would be to use the scroll lock LED. Are you using the graphical or the > textual installer? In the latter case, my patch to make the kernel let > userspace choose LEDs for modifiers at will has not yet been integrated, > it'll not be fixable for Wheezy. > > Samuel gnome screensaver already had it in lock screen dialogue (but it seemed to be gone in 3.6). Malayalam is not supported in text mode, so at least for Malayalam I'm happy with layout indicator in graphical mode. -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as they follow the rules: laws and constitution. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
Quoting Samuel Thibault (sthiba...@debian.org): > reassign 692459 console-setup > thanks > > Praveen A, le Tue 06 Nov 2012 18:30:16 +0530, a écrit : > > There should be a visible indication of current keyboard layout > > selected. Especially when a non-latin language is selected as > > installation language and first text field is a password field - there > > is no way to know which keyboard you actually have. > > Mmm... > > A visible indication on the screen would be hackish at best. Another way > would be to use the scroll lock LED. Are you using the graphical or the > textual installer? In the latter case, my patch to make the kernel let > userspace choose LEDs for modifiers at will has not yet been integrated, > it'll not be fixable for Wheezy. Here again, I bet Pravi is using the graphical installer and is using the installer in Malayalam. "grep Last-Translator trunk/packages/po/sublevel1/ml.po" explains why...:-) signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
reassign 692459 console-setup thanks Praveen A, le Tue 06 Nov 2012 18:30:16 +0530, a écrit : > There should be a visible indication of current keyboard layout > selected. Especially when a non-latin language is selected as > installation language and first text field is a password field - there > is no way to know which keyboard you actually have. Mmm... A visible indication on the screen would be hackish at best. Another way would be to use the scroll lock LED. Are you using the graphical or the textual installer? In the latter case, my patch to make the kernel let userspace choose LEDs for modifiers at will has not yet been integrated, it'll not be fixable for Wheezy. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#692459: debian installer should show a keyboard layout indicator in text fields
package: debian-installer version: 20120930+b1 severity: wishlist There should be a visible indication of current keyboard layout selected. Especially when a non-latin language is selected as installation language and first text field is a password field - there is no way to know which keyboard you actually have. Thanks Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as they follow the rules: laws and constitution. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org