[Live-demo] 4.0 beta3 Online

[Alex Mandel]

When running as a virtual machine you must install the toolbox for that
software to get higher resolutions, see the bottom of live.osgeo.org for
details.

The final ISO as in Version 3 when run directly on a computer (boot from
disk) has a much higher default resolution auto-detected from the monitor.

As for the keyboard layout, alternate layouts are available at the login
screen, and as a finishing touch which unfortunately must be done by
hand we have been adding a keyboard switcher to the panel of the final
product. Try out Version 3 to see what I'm talking about.

Thanks,
Alex

On 07/22/2010 08:41 PM, Daniel Kastl wrote:
> 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