LP#1515697 "Let user choose keyboard layout in login screen"

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Reported first on Launchpad at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1515697

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LP#0: Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote on 2015-11-12:

This option is good to have, since a keyboard could be operating by wrong layout, see e.g. Bug #995715 (concerning Logitech Unifying Receiver)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: lightdm-gtk-greeter 1.8.5-1ubuntu2~ubuntu14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-68.111-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-68-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Nov 12 18:36:59 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-21 (417 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.1)
SourcePackage: lightdm-gtk-greeter
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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LP#1: Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote on 2015-11-12:

Attachments:

• Dependencies.txt
• ProcEnviron.txt

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LP#2: Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote on 2015-11-12:

Besides, onscreen keyboard could be available by default: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/enable-onscreen-keyboard-in-lightdm-gtk-greeter-in-ubuntu-14-04/

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LP#3: Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote on 2017-01-05:

In 16.04, "LightDM GTK+ Greeter settings" has "Keyboard layout" as an unused item in in Panel settings. If you add it, the right layout will probably be set by default, and it can be altered by user. This should be used by default.