Typing at GDM greeter should invoke username field
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
gdm |
Expired
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Wishlist
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gdm (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
When I begin typing at the GDM greeter, GTK does its usual thing for searching within lists: it highlights the item starting with the letters the user has typed. (For example, a user named John will be highlighted if the user types j).
However, a user who immediately begins typing at the greeter probably intends to type a username directly (perhaps even for accessibility reasons). It would be more useful for this case if the username field (same as when the user clicks “Other…” from the list) appears, filled with the characters that have been entered so far. (Probably using the start-interacti
description: | updated |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
status: | Confirmed → New |
Changed in gdm: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | New → Expired |
Invalidating as a paper cut since focusing with the keyboard is not something the average user is likely to do. When choosing which account they wish to log in with, they are most likely to select it with their mouse.