KDE login dialog (3 questions)

KlaymenDK · 10-31-2005, 03:52 PM

I didn't quite know where to put this, but since I'm using FreeBSD v5.4 I'll risk it here. My KDE version is 3.4.0, the default for the release.

The thing is, I'm looking for some convenience tweaks for the login dialog (once I am logged in, I have configured my session just fine).

-- Num Lock is off, this is a bit annoying since I often use numbers in my password.
-- I use a Dvorak keyboard layout, but the login dialog uses qwerty. This is an unreasonably big problem mainly because it messes up my password-entering muscle memory.
-- I tried to use the autologin feature, but when the system boots I get an "Authenticating klaymen ... Authentication failed" error, and after that I can log in normally using the login dialog.

How can I change these things? Are they better in FreeBSD v5-release, or v6?

cnjohnson · 10-31-2005, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KlaymenDK
I didn't quite know where to put this, but since I'm using FreeBSD v5.4 I'll risk it here. My KDE version is 3.4.0, the default for the release.

The thing is, I'm looking for some convenience tweaks for the login dialog (once I am logged in, I have configured my session just fine).

-- Num Lock is off, this is a bit annoying since I often use numbers in my password.
-- I use a Dvorak keyboard layout, but the login dialog uses qwerty. This is an unreasonably big problem mainly because it messes up my password-entering muscle memory.
-- I tried to use the autologin feature, but when the system boots I get an "Authenticating klaymen ... Authentication failed" error, and after that I can log in normally using the login dialog.

How can I change these things? Are they better in FreeBSD v5-release, or v6?

1.) Search your ports for numlockx. Build and install it. Then edit your .xinitrc file and add the following line before starting KDE

Code:

exec numlockx &

That will turn on the numlock key before KDE starts.

Since I don't actually use KDE, I am no help for 2 and 3.

Cheers--
Charles

AllenX · 11-01-2005, 04:33 PM

1) To fix the Num Lock:
K Menu
--> Control Center / Peripherals / keyboard / NumLock on KDE Startup / Turn on

2) I don't have any experience with dvorak layouts, but their is some functionality relating to layouts in
--> Control Center / Regional & Accessibility / keyboard layout /....
or you might try xorgconfig from a terminal (run as root) to see if you can select the correct default layout

3) sorry, can't help you with the autologin.

PS. These are KDE settings, not related to any specific version of FreeBSD.

KlaymenDK · 11-02-2005, 02:38 AM

@AllenX:
Yes, you are quite correct regarding these options; but they are user-specific and take effect the moment I login -- not before.

I've had the same problem on WXP at work; it IS possible but NOT simple (nor documented).

AllenX · 11-02-2005, 06:00 PM

I noticed in sysinstall there are number of dvorak layouts for the console, or look in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps for the same list and update /etc/rc.conf manually, maybe that would do the trick?

This seems related to your autologin issue...
http://frontrangebsd.org/pipermail/k...il/007997.html

Good luck!

KlaymenDK · 11-06-2005, 12:58 PM

That's a very good idea! I got the default system console to use Norwegian Dvorak.

I did this by using sysinstall: "Configure -> Console -> Font" and select #8, "ISO 8859-1 Western Europe". I left the "Screenmap" set to "None".

However, this has the side-effect of causing the "box drawing" characters to go all funky, but I can live with that. It does not, however, change anything in X, so my login dialog is still the same.