Comment 171 for bug 196277
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| André Pirard (a.pirard) wrote Re: [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work | #171 |
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(Get the code!)
I have introduced Bug #253168 because, although it probably shares the same technical roots with the various issues discussed in these 164 messages, not counting duplicates, it comes to practical conclusions and a workaround I didn't find elsewhere.
Practically, as I concluded it, problems occur when you don't type anything at the GDM login. That's (also) the case of "autologin", this bug's title.
My case uses an alternative method for not typing a username + password: GDM page + passwordless login. Which, BTW, applies to more than one user. There are often more than one person in a family ;-)
The difference is that passwordless login can make a halt at the GDM greeting page where an input field is present and that, although no typing is normally requested, one can type some junk in the input field to solve these keyboard issues before clicking.
Given that the GDM greeting page I use can even contain the user's (or users') face(s), it looks very pleasant to the most demanding kinds of users.
I have absolutely no time for writing a complete HOWTO, but my text contains the hardest to find bits and pieces to come to a solution for many related issues.
Sorry, I sympathized with those losing one week time like I did and I must really finish my project in 2 days.
Good luck.