From: ftigeot Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:31:32 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Live images enhancement: drop dhcp issue, focus on keyboard layout X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/d0512cee8f15c18e750841d1ad18173f9f3e404e Live images enhancement: drop dhcp issue, focus on keyboard layout --- diff --git a/docs/developer/ProjectsPage.mdwn b/docs/developer/ProjectsPage.mdwn index e955543b..81dc33e7 100644 --- a/docs/developer/ProjectsPage.mdwn +++ b/docs/developer/ProjectsPage.mdwn @@ -243,16 +243,13 @@ Projects that can be clearly used for Google Code-In are marked with their categ ## Live images enhancement -The live images could be made easier to use. The following enhancements should be added: +The live images could be made easier to use by not assuming a QWERTY keyboard layout. -1. Let the user choose the keyboard layout at startup, do not assume QWERTY. -Ideally, an user should be able to login after having selected a non-QWERTY layout without needing to use any of the alphabetic keys. -2. Configure network interfaces automatically, using DHCP - -Not beeing able to choose keyboard layout before having to type 'installer' or 'root' may be a deal breaker for some users. +Not beeing able to choose a localized keyboard layout before having to type 'installer' or 'root' may be a deal breaker for some users. A simple menu replacing login(1) and displaying the following three choices could be a good solution: -* Choice 1: Set keyboard layout -* Choice 2: Launch the installer -* Choice 3: Login as root + +1. Set keyboard layout +2. Launch the installer +3. Login as root For more theoretical projects and project concepts see [[ResearchProjects|/docs/developer/ResearchProjectsPage]]