[g-a-devel] What's the Status of Audio in GDM?

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

We discussed gestures that could launch AT login support in
response to my first post on this thread, but I don't recall anyone
addressing the other topic--the one in the Subject: line.  -- 

What is the plan for SoundOnLogin=true ? Is it coming back? Should I
just be patient?

And, what's the thought on providing audio device support at this stage?
Under the default pulseaudio, configuration the audio device isn't
available until after the login succeeds. Clearly, this is a problem for
the eyes-free user who requires a sonic cue to know when to proceed with
the login ritual.  Consider if the screen never painted the login
dialog. How would that work for users waiting for that screen to
display? That's very much the situation we screen reader users now find
ourselves in.

Lastly, let me note that there's a security dimension here that can only
be solved by clearing up a11y login. Without appropriate At support,
it's not all that hard to get out of sync with the GDM dialog and put
one's password where the login ID belongs. I could show you my logs, but
I wouldn't want to share my password. Unfortunately, it's there--in my
logs.

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