[Live-demo] 4.0 beta3 Online

[Daniel Kastl]

Hi list,

Not sure this is something that will be OK on the LiveDVD, but when I
started the latest beta in VirtualBox the screen resolution is 800x600 only
and with the graphical display manager I can't get more. I know that you can
change this by editing configuration files, but we can't expect that a
typical LiveDVD user (or my workshop participants) will be able to do this.

Very similar problem is the default keyboard. Lucky if you have a US
keyboard layout, but very often the first thing people have to change is the
keyboard layout. I suppose the Spanish keyboard is different as well. Any
idea how to make this easy for users?

Daniel



2010/7/21 <maplabs at light42.com>

> 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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