Bug#866214: gdm3: there should be a note when 'slow keys' accessibility feature is enabled

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

On 28/06/17 13:53, Martin Castillo wrote:
> Package: gdm3
> Version: 3.14.1-7
> Severity: minor
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> the 'slow keys' feature gives someone, who is not aware of it, the impression,
> that the keyboard is broken or that there is a software bug, either in the
> keyboard driver or the display manager.
> 
> Normally this is only enabled, when the user, that wants to use it, enables it
> himself. But on public systems, where multiple people use the same system (like
> in a university), the following users will either think that the keyboard does
> not work, or if they find out, that long pressing works, that some software has
> a problem.
> 
> I'd suggest, that you show a text noting that 'slow keys' is enabled, and
> optionally, how to turn it off. It would be like a note saying that caps lock
> is enabled.
> 
> For a long time one of the university computers had this 'problem' that no one,
> not even
> the admins, knew how to fix. Today, I only found out by chance, that this was
> not a bug, but a feature.

Sounds like a good idea. It'd be good if you can report this upstream at

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gdm

Thanks,
Emilio