[Tails-dev] [gsoc] tails-greeter progress report

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Hello.


## Current progress:

    document interface to locale-gen - DONE.
    make sure it's possible to choose language multiple times before 'forward' button
pressed - DONE.
    apply chosen language to gnome session - needs testing
    borrow ubiquity widgets for keyboard layout if possible - DONE.
    create keyboard layout widget - in progress.
    update requestor widget to hide password while typing - DONE.
    Convert packages to dh_python2 because python-support is deprecated - merge
dh_python2 branch - DONE.
    pressing 'enter' in password request widget should be equal to button click - DONE.
    version tag and update - DONE.



## Problems:

    What's the best way to check that chosen language was actually applied to gnome
session in Debian? 1) dpkg-reconfigure locales 2) choose supported locale 3) ??? are
there some packages got to be installed? some env vars set? what should change as a
result of proper language choice? In short - test-case description is missing.
    Layout widget borrowed from ubiquity fails with error: AttributeError: 'gtk.VBox'
object has no attribute 'present' if loaded. This is in the code path inherited from
gdm-community-greeter - the debugging is in progress.



## Near-future plans:

    Fix bugs preventing layout widget from loading and connect it with "real" python
code talking to xklavier instead of stubs.
    week #9 plans.



## Additional notes:

    From now on till the end of GSoC every week new version will be tagged in git
repo - this should aid with testing.
    This week is one day shorter due to wedding. Luckily - not my own :)
    For the same reason weekly meeting is moved to one day earlier.



cheers,
Max.