Comment 2 for bug 658798

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Nicholas Christian Langkjær Ipsen (ncli) wrote : Re: [Bug 658798] Re: The installer should be more clear when a user tries to use a username with a capital letter

I didn't think of that, great idea. I'll add it to the bug.

Nicholas Ipsen

On 12 October 2010 12:02, Matthew Paul Thomas <email address hidden> wrote:

> Better than giving an error message would be to lower-case capital
> letters automatically as they are typed.
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> The installer should be more clear when a user tries to use a username with
> a capital letter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658798
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> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: New
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> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubiquity
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> Some new users try using a username with capital letters when installing
> Ubuntu. The installer should give a short error message, just like when you
> enter passwords which do not match. Currently, the only sign that something
> is wrong is that there is no checkmark next to the text entry box.
>
> This is nothing big, but it is a small hurdle for new users who don't
> understand the rules usernames must abide by.
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