Log in screen is confusing, not clear what to do
Bug #410337 reported by
Martin Albisetti
This bug affects 12 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
gdm |
Fix Released
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Medium
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gdm (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
In the new log in screen in karmic, you are presented with the existing users on the system. The first one is selected by default, making it very hard to realize you have to actually click them.
The default case is that your user is selected, making this issue critical UI-wise.
I've done random testing of this 3 users who use Ubuntu, and none of them could tell me what they needed to do until I let them click around.
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
assignee: | nobody → Mat Tomaszewski (mat.t.) |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in gdm: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
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There is one issue that needs to be addressed. Some users will expect to be able to press Enter as soon as the login screen appears, in order to quickly access the password entry screen.
The proposed solution has been added to a wiki: https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/DesktopTeam /Specs/ Karmic/ LoginExperience #Login% 20screen% 20with% 20user% 20picker% 20and%20more% 20than% 20one%20user% 20account
The user name displayed at the top of the list should not be selected by default. Pressing Enter should result in selecting the user from the top of the list, unless any other menu item or button has been manually highlighted.