[install-guide] Addressed need for English keyboard layout to be added if choosing a non-Roman layout in order to co
Jack Reed
jjr at fedoraproject.org
Mon Jan 7 02:11:10 UTC 2013
commit 8f18b810ae71d0cdfe574c9a1655f43a3ab0157a
Author: Jack Reed <jreed at redhat.com>
Date: Mon Jan 7 12:10:49 2013 +1000
Addressed need for English keyboard layout to be added if choosing a non-Roman layout in order to complete installation
en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml b/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml
index fc261e3..da6abe6 100644
--- a/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml
+++ b/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml
@@ -14,17 +14,8 @@
<para>
In the left-hand pane, <guilabel>English (United States)</guilabel> is listed as the keyboard layout, unless you clicked the checkbox in <xref linkend="language-selection-x86" /> to set the keyboard layout to the default for your selected language. If so, you may still want to select a more specific layout. For example, if you selected <guilabel>French</guilabel> as the language for this installation, the layout listed in the left-hand pane will be <guilabel>French (French)</guilabel>. However, you may want to change it to <guilabel>French (French (Canada))</guilabel>.
</para>
- <para>
- To change the layout or add additional layouts, click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button and select from the list. To delete a layout, select it and click the <guibutton>-</guibutton> button. Use the arrow buttons to arrange the layouts in order of preference. For a visual preview of the keyboard layout, select it and click the keyboard button.
- </para>
- <para>
- To test a layout, use the mouse to click inside the text box at the right. Type some text to confirm that your selection functions correctly.
- </para>
- <para>
- To test additional layouts, you will need to set up a keyboard combination to toggle between them. Click <guibutton>Options</guibutton> to open the <guilabel>Layout Switching Options</guilabel> dialog and choose a combination from the list by selecting its check box. The combination will then be displayed above the <guibutton>Options</guibutton> button.
- </para>
- <xi:include href="Key_Board_Configuration_x86_ppc-para-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
- <!-- Using your mouse, select the correct layout type ... --> <figure float="0">
+
+ <figure float="0">
<title>Keyboard Configuration</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -40,13 +31,35 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
+
<para>
- Fedora includes support for more than one keyboard layout for many languages. In particular, most European languages include a <literal>latin1</literal> option, which uses <firstterm>dead keys</firstterm> to access certain characters, such as those with diacritical marks. When you press a dead key, nothing will appear on your screen until you press another key to "complete" the character. For example, to type <literal>é</literal> on a latin1 keyboard layout, you would press (and release) the <keycap>'</keycap> key, and then press the <literal>E</literal> key. By contrast, you access this character on some other keyboards by pressing and holding down a key (such as <keycap>Alt-Gr</keycap>) while you press the <literal>E</literal> key. Other keyboards might have a dedicated key for this character.
+ To change the layout or add additional layouts, click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button and select from the list. To delete a layout, select it and click the <guibutton>-</guibutton> button. Use the arrow buttons to arrange the layouts in order of preference. For a visual preview of the keyboard layout, select it and click the keyboard button.
</para>
+ <para>
+ To test a layout, use the mouse to click inside the text box at the right. Type some text to confirm that your selection functions correctly.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To test additional layouts, you will need to set up a keyboard combination to toggle between them. Click <guibutton>Options</guibutton> to open the <guilabel>Layout Switching Options</guilabel> dialog and choose a combination from the list by selecting its check box. The combination will then be displayed above the <guibutton>Options</guibutton> button. This combination applies both during the installer and on the installed system, so you must configure a combination here in order to use one after installation.
+ </para>
+
+ <important>
+ <para>
+ If you use a layout that cannot accept Roman/ASCII characters, such as <guilabel>Russian</guilabel>, you are advised to also add the <guilabel>English (United States)</guilabel> layout and configure a keyboard combination to switch between the two layouts. If you select only your native layout or do not configure a layout switch combination, you may be unable to enter a valid root password or user credentials later in the installation process. This may prevent you from completing the installation.
+ </para>
+ </important>
+
+ <xi:include href="Key_Board_Configuration_x86_ppc-para-1.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+ <!-- Using your mouse, select the correct layout type ... -->
+
<xi:include href="Key_Board_Configuration_x86_ppc-para-2.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<!-- Actually, despite the name, this is a tip.
To change your keyboard layout type after you have completed... -->
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora includes support for more than one keyboard layout for many languages. In particular, most European languages include a <literal>latin1</literal> option, which uses <firstterm>dead keys</firstterm> to access certain characters, such as those with diacritical marks. When you press a dead key, nothing will appear on your screen until you press another key to "complete" the character. For example, to type <literal>é</literal> on a latin1 keyboard layout, you would press (and release) the <keycap>'</keycap> key, and then press the <literal>E</literal> key. By contrast, you access this character on some other keyboards by pressing and holding down a key (such as <keycap>Alt-Gr</keycap>) while you press the <literal>E</literal> key. Other keyboards might have a dedicated key for this character.
+ </para>
+
</section>
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