Re: language chooser in GDM.. auto-reload gdm and language flags?

[Chookij Vanatham <chookij mpkmail eng sun com>]

There is the bugzilla filed for the feature (a). Bugzilla id: 108820.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108820

May be if you could try to finish it... ;-)

Thanks,

Chookij V.


> I was very glad to see a way to choose a language in GDM (I was using 
> kdm up till now) as my system has users with different language 
> preferences...
> 
> I wonder if it would be simple to add two features to gdm language 
> choosing ability...
> 
> a) To reload gdm after after a language choice has been taken:
>   - Users would see gdm already in the wanted language and follow the 
> login procedure with that language...
> This seem to be (theoretically) simple, as I have the feeling that gdm 
> reloads when we're configuring it's looks (like standart vs grafical 
> chooser). So, if there is already implemented a way to reload gdm...
> 
> b) Display available language choices as flags in main display..
>   - Just like the "list users" feature, but for languages...
>   This one combined with the above, one would click the flag, set the 
> LANG and whatever variables and reload gdm into the desired language...
> 
> 
> What do you think? How hard would it be to add these features? Is it 
> doable or it would require a major-rewrite?
> 
> Thanks
> Joao Clemente
> 
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