[Bug 36102] Re: Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu
** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu) Importance: Low = Wishlist -- Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36102 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 36102] Re: Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu
It's strange that the gnome-screensaver (bug 49222) and gksu / gksudo do not use the same dialog mechanisms. I think a bigger bug is that they should both use the same code. I tried reporting it at Gnome. This bug ( http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=537486 ) was listed as not a gtk bug. Whose is it, then? Who maintains gksu / gksudo? Running Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) with the latest updates. Gnome 2.24.1. Note also that this could/should be coordinated with any and all other areas where login credentials are necessary, right? E.g. bug 14571. -- Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36102 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 36102] Re: Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu
I'm running Intrepid beta. Sometimes I have to cancel gksu, switch keyboard layout, restart gksu.. That's annoying... We need a keyboard layout indicator/switcher like on the Unlock screen dialog. (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/49222) Thanks. ** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36102 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 36102] Re: Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu
this affects the vast majority of (if not all) non-english speakers. if we look at some other operating systems, most of them have an keyboard indicator on their login/password msgbox. i believe this is a good idea to implement. -- Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36102 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 36102] Re: Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu
I use 3 layouts (english, french, russian) and without indication it's really hard to guess which one was active when I got gksu dialog. Gksu should show the current keyboard layout and caps lock state, like in windows xp login dialog. -- Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36102 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 36102] Re: Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu
I suffer from this issue too on Dapper. My native language is Greek. I use two layouts en_US and el_GR and switch bettween them with ctrl+alt+shift. I have selected en_US layout as the default layout and clicked the separate group for each window. This way when I start an application it's window uses the default layout. Unfortunatelly I realized that the window shown when an app needs my password to get root priviledges (eg. /usr/bin/sudo -H -S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u root -- /usr/bin/update-manager) , do not follow this rule (they do not switch to the default layout when they appear at the screen). I think this happens because when sudo window start, the focus is not taken from the previously focused window. This results in xlock and sudo using the layout selected for that window and not the default. This issue is very very annoying for users that use more than one layout (and all non English speakers) and thus I think it should be take a highter priority. I think the most appropriate sollution to this is to make sudo take the focus from the previously focused window and thus switch to the default layout. An other approximation would be to show a message under or next to the password input box that would indicate the current layout. A similar issue is faced on the password dialog that appears after locking the screen (xlock) (see bug #49222 - https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome- screensaver/+bug/49222/ -). -- Can't switch keyboard layout in gksu https://launchpad.net/bugs/36102 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
