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Bug 353545 - screensaver lock dialog does not show keyboard layout/group hint
screensaver lock dialog does not show keyboard layout/group hint
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 327056
Product: gnome-screensaver
Classification: Deprecated
Component: dialog
2.15.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: gnome-screensaver maintainers
gnome-screensaver maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-08-30 13:48 UTC by Oded Arbel
Modified: 2006-08-30 14:15 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Description Oded Arbel 2006-08-30 13:48:57 UTC 
The problem is that if a user switches to a different keyboard layout/group then the one used to type the password, before the screensaver starts, then when the screen lock dialog comes up, there is no way for the user to know which language is being typed (with the password obscured by '*' signs and all).

Other information:
Other screensaver implementations do present a keyboard layout hint or even a layout switcher similar to the panel keyboard indicator to allow the user to verify her current input language and change it if needed.
Comment 1 William Jon McCann 2006-08-30 14:15:54 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 327056 ***