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

[Chris G]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:13:39AM +0000, Colin Law wrote:
> 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.
> 
How do you avoid using the mouse then?

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Chris Green