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change of language at login
 sounds exactly right to me.. 

On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:04:50 -0700, Alex Mandel  wrote:
On 07/20/2010 01:01 PM, Hamish wrote:
  > > Alex wrote:
  > >>> Major quirk - in the mysql config in the Ushahidi
  > >>> scriptlines 67-70 that didn't go right this time,
  > >>> something funny about the mysql password and it prompted
  > >>> me because of it. 
  > >
  > > hopefully fixed with r4054. mysql man page says:
  > >
  > >        o  --password[=password], -p[password]
  > >
  > >           The password to use when connecting to the server. If
  > >           you use the short option form (-p), you cannot have a
  > >           space between the option and the password. If you omit
  > >           the password value following the --password or -p
  > >           option on the command line, you are prompted for one. 
  > >
  > > so the extra space after -p meant that it was treating the
  > > password as the database name. 
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > Hamish
  > >
  > >
  > > ps- for desktop-conf/custom.conf any reason not to use the
  > > automatic login on startup?
  > > currently:  AutomaticLoginEnable=false
  > >
  > > does that mean you can't get to gdm even if you log out?
  > Ah I didn't realize in the man page that meant you can't have a space. 
  > I'd opt for the --password= to be more clear. 
  >
  > I think it's good to allow people to change the language before login. 
  > Also that delay before login may allow some services to finish coming up
  > so the experience once in should be better(guess). 
  >
  > You should still be able to get to the login screen if you logout of a
  > session. Without seeing the login screen, not sure if users will be
  > aware of this option and that is where you change language/keyboard. 
  >
  > Thanks,
  > Alex
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