[g-a-devel] RFE: add item to start sok in Options menu

[Francesco Fumanti <francesco fumanti gmx net>]

Hello,


Tablet pc users, kiosk mode users and disabled users with only the 
pointer for input do need an onscreen keyboard at the login screen. 
What about adding an item to the Options menu of the themed login 
screen to start the simple onscreen keyboard. (For the plain login 
screen, the alternative would be to add an Accessibility menu next to 
the Session and Language menu.)

In any case, concerning the onscreen keyboard, this would be more 
userfriendly than the gestures method. (Once systemwide dwelling 
arrives to gnome, the accessibility menu/Options menu should also 
open automatically by hovering with the pointer over it.)

I filed a Request For Enhancement bug against gdm with this request. 
Here it is:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463713



In Particular:

In Ubuntu Feisty, the simple onscreen keyboard called onboard does 
run with a hack at the login screen. This shows at least that there 
is some demand for it and I filed a similar rfe-bugs against gdm in 
Ubuntu:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/130368



Best Regards.

Francesco Fumanti