Can one get straight to username entry at login in 9.10?

[Colin Law]

2009/12/21 Chris G <cl at isbd.net>:
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 04:03:17AM -0600, Andrew Farris wrote:
>> On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 09:44 +0000, Colin Law wrote:
>> [snip]
>> > Are any others seeing a Login button that they must click first?
>>
>> only after disabling the user list. otherwise, I immediately get a
>> userlist to pick my username from.
>>
>> I'm fairly sure that this is what the OP was talking about... if you
>> disable the userlist, then in order to get the box where you enter your
>> username, you must first click a 'login' button. It's a little annoying
>> since it was never necessary before, but its not that big of an
>> inconvenience...to me anyway.
>>
> Yes, you have it exactly right.  I think my real issue is that I have
> to use both mouse and keyboard however I arrange it when in the old
> gdm I could use just the keyboard.

OK, so it seems I was one of those confused about exactly what the
problem was.  In the new login strategy (where the login names are
shown) there is no need to use the mouse.  Of course if one objects to
user names being shown then that does not help.

Colin