Setting the keyboard layout rather late during F22-Beta installation

[Adam Williamson]

On Wed, 2015-04-08 at 13:44 +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi Joachim.
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure that the label you clicked is isn't editable at all
> 
> Hi Giulio,
> 
> if I move the mouse pointer over this label, it changes the shape 
> from
> arrow to a hand symbol, and I can click there (similar to changing 
> root
> pwd or adding a normal user, which is possible too _during_ 
> installation).
> 
> So I'm rather sure it's not only there for demonstrating purposes.

No, I think Giuilio is right, it's intended to be an indicator only. 
The KEYBOARD spoke on the main hub is where you can configure it.

It would be somewhat tricky to have the spoke available during the 
installation process, I think, because the selected layout gets 
written not just into the installed system root but into the installed 
system's initramfs. If you changed the layout at the end of the 
install process, the initramfs generation step would need to be re-
run, which adds complexity to the install process.

> But how then enter passwords correctly without a right keyboard 
> layout
> (on German keyboards, the letters y and z are exchanged, and some
> special chars are located at other places), so if I forgot adding
> passwords in a timely manner, it could be difficult to enter the
> passwords correctly.

You're supposed to set your keyboard layout before you start 
installing...

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