Re: [Tails-dev] keyboard layout [Was: Training Journalists i…

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Author: Runa A. Sandvik
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To: intrigeri
CC: tails-dev
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] keyboard layout [Was: Training Journalists in Istanbul]
On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 5:04 PM, intrigeri <intrigeri@???> wrote:
> Hi,


Hi,

> Runa A. Sandvik wrote (04 Feb 2013 15:12:51 GMT) :
>> - Tails uses a US keyboard layout by default. This can be confusing
>> for anyone with a different keyboard layout.
>
> The Tails greeter allows to switch to another language and keyboard
> layout:
> https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/startup_options/index.en.html#index2h1
>
> We're aware that this feature can easily be missed, see our plans to
> revamp the greeter UI:
> https://tails.boum.org/todo/tails-greeter:_revamp_UI/
> https://tails.boum.org/todo/tails-greeter_vs._Wheezy/


Maybe include a note in the greeter UI that says something like "Tails
will use an English keyboard layout by default. If you wish to change
this, please click here"?

>> A few users mentioned that the tap-touchpad-to-click functionality
>> did not work.
>
> It would be totally awesome if we had some complete bug reports for
> this, else there's not much we can do about it.


Sorry, I don't have details. I will let you know if/when I hear from
users with this issue.

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Runa A. Sandvik