gdm lacks language & kbd layout selection

[Ed Greshko]

On 07/15/2012 06:24 PM, Frantisek Hanzlik wrote:
> I would use two case: multiple users on one machine want different
> languages; and one user want occasionally use session with different
> language from it's main. In both cases in way for people without any
> computer skills ;). Fortunately contrary to You all languages are
> those using ISO8859-1/-2 charsets (maybe rarely cyrillic alphabet).

You didn't mention what desktop you are using.....

For GNOME, which I don't use, it is very easy for a person to select which LANG they
want to operate in.  All they do is go to "System Settings--->Region&Language" and
set their language for their next and subsequent logins. 

For the person using a different language than their main one...they just have to
remember to do it on logout.

Yes, you probably won't see the font problems that I have.....  :-)

KDE has a similar method.....  The "problem" that I found with KDE is that while it
does change all the display settings and such it doesn't change the locale.  It
remains as the system locale....so messages in bash will stay in the system locale. 

Also, if you use GNOME and change languages the next time you login it will ask you
if you want to change the names of Downloads, Music, Public, etc. to match the new
language.  Not a big deal.

>
> What You mean with "shared directories"? They are homes  "Desktop" /
>  "Music" / "Downloads" / "Movies" /... ? If yes, then I have no problem
> with it, they can stay in English for all.

Well, since the system I'm talking about it mine and only has one "real" user I
replace my Downloads, Music directories with links to the one account that I always
want reference and make those other logins part of the "main" group. 

But, since you don't have the same problem as I do....then you won't have to worry
about that.





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