Bug 988842 - GDM default keyboard layout does not match non-GUI console layout
Summary: GDM default keyboard layout does not match non-GUI console layout
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 18
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-07-26 14:25 UTC by Karl
Modified: 2014-02-05 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2014-02-05 22:11:15 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Karl 2013-07-26 14:25:32 UTC
Description of problem:
If a non-US (i.e., non-QWERTY) layout is chosen during installation, the GDM screen and user accounts typically default to the chosen layout, but the text-mode console (reached via CTRL-ALT-F2, for example) still uses the default US layout.  I'm not certain whether this is a problem with GDM or with the installation programs.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
GDM 3.6.2 / Gnome Shell 3.6.3.1

How reproducible:
Easily

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set default keyboard layout to something non-US (e.g., French or English-Dvorak) during installation
2. Reboot, etc., and log in (GDM should use the chosen layout)
3. Press CTRL-ALT-F2 to go to a text-only console
4. Type user name

Actual results:
Layout is English-US (US standard layout).

Expected results:
Layout is same as system default (e.g., French or English-Dvorak).

Additional info:
Possibly related to Bug 816554.  Also could be related to Bug 881624.

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