21 Jan
2018
21 Jan
'18
9:56 a.m.
I assume the answer to be "no", but:
Is there any way to get an onscreen keyboard at the TDE login screen?
Actually this is the only "problem" left on this machine (Toshiba z20t):
refind does not work, so it's impossible to choose the OS at boot and to
login in tde without the keyboard.
This is not really a problem because I only want the tablet in special
situations, but the problem just nags.
Have a nice day,
Thierry
21 Jan
21 Jan
11:09 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
Am Sonntag, 21. Januar 2018 schrieb Thierry de Coulon:
I assume the answer to be "no", but:
Is there any way to get an onscreen keyboard at the TDE login screen?
Actually this is the only "problem" left on this machine (Toshiba z20t):
refind does not work, so it's impossible to choose the OS at boot and to
login in tde without the keyboard.
This is not really a problem because I only want the tablet in special
situations, but the problem just nags.
Have a nice day,
Thierry
Hi!
I'm not sure if "no" is the definite answer :-)
Please take a look at /etc/trinity/tdm/tdmrc, there you'll find at least 3 possible
ways to interfere:
[X-*-Core]
Reset=/etc/trinity/tdm/Xreset
Session=/etc/trinity/tdm/Xsession
Setup=/etc/trinity/tdm/Xsetup
Startup=/etc/trinity/tdm/Xstartup
[X-*-Greeter]
Preloader=/opt/trinity/bin/preloadkde
Please note that /opt/trinity/bin/preloadkde does not exist on my system, but it's
name is somewhat inviting ...
If the analogy with xdm holds for tdm, then /etc/trinity/tdm/Xsetup is most likely the
file you want to touch: Start xvkbd or what ever virtual keyboard you like to use. I'm
quite sure that you will need to disable "Secure Attention Key". Maybe
you'll have to kill the virtual keyboard from /etc/trinity/tdm/Xstartup.
Nik
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1:04 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:56:20 +0100
Thierry de Coulon <tcoulon(a)decoulon.ch> wrote:
I assume the answer to be "no", but:
Is there any way to get an onscreen keyboard at the TDE login screen?
Actually this is the only "problem" left on this machine (Toshiba z20t):
refind does not work, so it's impossible to choose the OS at boot and to
login in tde without the keyboard.
This is not really a problem because I only want the tablet in special
situations, but the problem just nags.
If you have only a single user, you can log in automatically and bypass the
tdm screen altogether (or just allow passwordless logins for selected users)
by adjusting some settings in tdmrc. That way you shouldn't need the
keyboard.
E. Liddell
1:34 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
On Sunday 21 January 2018 14.04:21 E. Liddell wrote:
If you have only a single user, you can log in
automatically and bypass the
tdm screen altogether (or just allow passwordless logins for selected
users) by adjusting some settings in tdmrc. That way you shouldn't need
the keyboard.
E. Liddell
I do have two users, but the second one ca be used by loging from the first
one so that might be a solution. But then everyone can login too :)
Thierry
4:17 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
Hi,
I made a bug report about this a few years ago:
https://bugs.trinitydesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2465
-Alexandre
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Objet : Re: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
On Sunday 21 January 2018 14.04:21 E. Liddell wrote:
If you have only a single user, you can log in
automatically and bypass the
tdm screen altogether (or just allow passwordless logins for selected
users) by adjusting some settings in tdmrc. That way you shouldn't need
the keyboard.
E. Liddell
I do have two users, but the second one ca be used by loging from the first
one so that might be a solution. But then everyone can login too :)
Thierry
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5:42 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
Am Sonntag, 21. Januar 2018 schrieb Alexandre Couture:
Hi,
I made a bug report about this a few years ago:
https://bugs.trinitydesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2465
-Alexandre
________________________________
De : Thierry de Coulon <tcoulon(a)decoulon.ch>
Envoyé : 21 janvier 2018 08:34:11
À : trinity-users(a)lists.pearsoncomputing.net
Objet : Re: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
On Sunday 21 January 2018 14.04:21 E. Liddell wrote:
Hi!
Ok, I this is what you need to do, to get xvkbd on the tdm login screen:
In /etc/trinity/tdm/Xsetup, add this line:
xvkbd &
In /etc/trinity/tdm/Xstartup, add this als line 3:
killall xvkbd
You're done. Log out of your TDE session and enjoy the onscreen keyboard ...
Nik
--
Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA,
CIA ...
If you have only a single user, you can log in
automatically and bypass the
tdm screen altogether (or just allow passwordless logins for selected
users) by adjusting some settings in tdmrc. That way you shouldn't need
the keyboard.
E. Liddell
I do have two users, but the second one ca be used by loging from the first
one so that might be a solution. But then everyone can login too :)
Thierry
7:38 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
On Sunday 21 January 2018 18.42:52 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Ok, I this is what you need to do, to get xvkbd on the
tdm login screen:
In /etc/trinity/tdm/Xsetup, add this line:
xvkbd &
In /etc/trinity/tdm/Xstartup, add this als line 3:
killall xvkbd
You're done. Log out of your TDE session and enjoy the onscreen keyboard
...
Nik
Brilliant, thank you!
Works perfectly with onboard too (which I prefer to xvkbd).
The layout is US and the keyboard disappears when you mouve it (but reapperas
where you left it at the next login :)
This should also be saved somewhere, it's a very good solution.
Thierry
22 Jan
22 Jan
8:45 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] login without keyboard
Am Sonntag, 21. Januar 2018 schrieb Thierry de Coulon:
On Sunday 21 January 2018 18.42:52 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
wrote:
My favorte is adding xsnow to the login screen :-)
Nik
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CIA ...
Ok, I this is what you need to do, to get xvkbd
on the tdm login screen:
In /etc/trinity/tdm/Xsetup, add this line:
xvkbd &
In /etc/trinity/tdm/Xstartup, add this als line 3:
killall xvkbd
You're done. Log out of your TDE session and enjoy the onscreen keyboard
...
Nik
Brilliant, thank you!
Works perfectly with onboard too (which I prefer to xvkbd).
The layout is US and the keyboard disappears when you mouve it (but reapperas
where you left it at the next login :)
This should also be saved somewhere, it's a very good solution.
Thierry
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