Hi, folks. Proposing the attached amendment to the keyboard config page to try and make as clear as possible the pitfalls that result from https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892110 . -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net
>From 74f8800c21b29e836093a15f6e38b94c1c0a73e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Williamson <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 09:48:39 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] make some pitfalls in keyboard config compared to F17 clearer (#892110) --- 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> -- 1.8.1
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