No language chooser in GDM (was: L10N and I18N Installation Test Day Tomorrow)

[Domingo Becker]

2011/3/2 Simon Yan <simonyanix at gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Domingo Becker <domingobecker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2011/3/1 Ville-Pekka Vainio <vpivaini at cs.helsinki.fi>:
>>> ti, 2011-03-01 kello 13:40 -0300, Domingo Becker kirjoitti:
>>>> I didn't check the current LiveCD, but for selecting language and
>>>> keyboard layout in GDM you must first choose a user, at least since
>>>> F13 on an already installed Fedora. In a LiveCD, as the live cd user
>>>> has no password, it would mean to start right after selecting the user
>>>> without the chance to choose a language.
>>>
>>> GDM has changed between F13/F14 and F15. In F14, you get the panel at
>>> the bottom of the screen, which lets you choose the keyboard layout and
>>> the language, even before automatic login on a live CD.
>>
>> Perhaps in the LiveCD.
>> I normally don't use it to install a system.
>>
>> But I just checked on an installed F14 x86_64 and it's the same as in
>> F13, you need to first choose a user and then it will let you choose
>> the language and keyboard layout.
>
> I can reproduce this issue from a live CD. Not able to change lang or
> keyboard layout after selecting an user.
> (Well, the only user available is "Automatic Login", I assume it's liveuser)
>
> Attached with screenshot.
>

GDM is different than in previous releases. I saw it yesterday after
installing F15 Alpha 2.

Would you file a bug report?

It will affect all potential new users trying Fedora from the LiveCD.

Thank you.

k.r.

Domingo Becker (es)