Re: [Usability] Re: gdm configuration dialog

[Archana <archana shah wipro com>]

Ctrl-U is used in xterm to clear the command.  (Including wrongly typed 
password/username).

Regards,
Archana.

Alan Horkan wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, michael chang wrote:
>
>  
>
> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 16:19:06 -0400
> > From: michael chang <thenewme91 gmail com>
> > To: usability gnome org
> > Subject: [Usability] Re: gdm configuration dialog
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Message: 3
> > > Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:51:07 -0700
> > > From: Karim Nassar <karim nassar acm org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Usability] gdm configuration dialog
> > > To: Calum Benson <Calum Benson sun com>
> > > Cc: fraggle gmail com, usability gnome org
> > > Message-ID: <1128538267 20624 18 camel localhost localdomain>
> > > Content-Type: text/plain
> > >
> > > Can I request that GDM support the ctrl-U shortcut to clear fields?
> > >      
> > This wouldn't be the place to request this - double-check bugzilla and
> > see if a bug has been filed, and if not, file a new one.
> >
> > But that said, where does the shortcut ctrl-u come from?  Is it used
> > in any other program?  Would a user expect to use ctrl-u to clear a
> > field?
> >    
>
> Maybe it was a typo?
>
> There are some emacs keybindings like Ctrl+W (clear word) which some
> people expect to find in a Text Entry (doesn't seem to work in my old copy
> of GDM).  Don't know about Ctrl+U, emacs seems to use it for Undo.
>
> I expect the ordinary user will use backspace (and the experienced user
> will type more accurately but having said that I regularly mistype and
> instead hit return to cycle through the username/passowrd as fast as I can
> until I get it right). I can see why you might suggest GDM support the
> Ctrl+W keybinding if it is something you are used to from elsewhere in
> Gnome but as Michael suggested putting a request in bugzilla against GDM
> would be the best way to go about it.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Alan Horkan
> http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/
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