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Bug 685386 - Add an Input Sources page
Add an Input Sources page
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-initial-setup
Classification: Applications
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Initial Setup maintainer(s)
GNOME Initial Setup maintainer(s)
: 690161 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: 685567
 
 
Reported: 2012-10-03 13:21 UTC by Matthias Clasen
Modified: 2013-02-12 03:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Matthias Clasen 2012-10-03 13:21:59 UTC 
We should let users configure their keyboard layouts / input methods.
This should be smart about making good suggestions based on the language chosen in step 1.

Design needed.
Comment 1 Allan Day 2012-12-20 10:41:32 UTC 
*** Bug 690161 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Allan Day 2012-12-20 10:45:37 UTC 
I've discussed this with Rui Matos. His view is that we should be able to automatically select the input source based on the user's language and country. 

Unfortunately, we don't have the necessary data on input source, language and country combinations to do this right now. To that end, we have started a new GNOME Goal to collect it:

https://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/KeyboardData

If we are unable to collect this data, then initial setup may well need an input source selection stage.
Comment 3 Bastien Nocera 2012-12-20 10:50:32 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> I've discussed this with Rui Matos. His view is that we should be able to
> automatically select the input source based on the user's language and country. 

And we should be able to select the country based on the location.
Comment 4 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2012-12-20 10:59:45 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> And we should be able to select the country based on the location.

Well, that's a bit tricky. How do we select the location without them being able to type in a city name? The point and click map isn't precise enough.
Comment 5 Bastien Nocera 2012-12-20 11:08:39 UTC 
(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > And we should be able to select the country based on the location.
> 
> Well, that's a bit tricky. How do we select the location without them being
> able to type in a city name? The point and click map isn't precise enough.

Why enter it by hand? We have GPSes, Wi-Fi signals and IP-to-country databases.
Comment 6 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2012-12-20 11:19:35 UTC 
What about the cases where those don't return any results (no internet), or are flat out wrong (last time I tried geoclue at home it gave me somewhere in North Dakota)? I'm imagining page like:

    We have automatically detected:
      Country: United States
      Keyboard layout: English (US)

    Is this correct?        Yes  No

and if you choose "No", it takes you to a keyboard layout and timezone/region/country selector, and if you choose "Yes", it skips all that.
Comment 7 Matthias Clasen 2013-01-19 23:35:41 UTC 
An initial input source page has been added now. It is a direct copy of what we have in the control-center.