[PATCH] make some pitfalls in keyboard config compared to F17 clearer (#892110)
Adam Williamson
awilliam at redhat.com
Sat Jan 5 17:48:39 UTC 2013
---
en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml b/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml
index fc261e3..c0f18c0 100644
--- a/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml
+++ b/en-US/Key_Board_Configuration-x86.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
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.
+ 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 does not apply only to the installer, but also to the installed system: you must configure a combination here if you wish to be able to use one in the installed system.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If you use a layout such as Russian which cannot input Roman/ASCII characters, you will almost certainly want to add both the English (United States) layout and your native layout, and use the <guibutton>Options</guibutton> button to configure a keyboard command to switch between layouts. If you configure only your native layout, or do not set up a layout switch command, you may be unable successfully to complete an installation as you may be unable to enter a valid root password or user name and password.
+ </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">
<title>Keyboard Configuration</title>
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