[Live-demo] 4.0 beta3 Online

[Daniel Kastl]

Thank you, Alex!

Everything looks very good now after installing the guest tools.
And the keyboard selection I had missed somehow.

Daniel



2010/7/23 Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>

> 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
>
>
>
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