Hi!
> - Is setting up languages on the login page, through the bottom bar,
> the same thing as setting them after login, through the Applications
> / Settings menu ? Up to now, I was doing the latter.
Setting the language in the Greeter (upon login) will load the system
language. I'm not aware of a setting in Applications/Settings, but it's
simply because I never tried to do it that way.
> - On the login page, I'm now setting English on the left ("Language")
> and French on the right ("Layout"), but what do I need to set in the
> middle ("Locale") ?
The Locale determines how your dates and currencies are formatted and
which measurement system to use (metric or not). Admittedly, these are
rather abstract and technical terms.
In Tails 3.0 we will have a much better design for the Greeter which
makes these selections easier.
> - I'm now realising that I might be typing the "wrong" passphrase +
> password and getting through, while not getting through while typing
> the "right" one. Let me explain. I have just realised that the
> "French" keyboard is not the one used in France. The top row of keys
> used in France give out the numerals while used with the Shift key,
> or with the Caps Lock key (at least under Windows). However, in the
> "French" layout in Tails, the top keys don't give out the numerals
> with Caps Lock. This is very inconvenient for passwords. There is one
> password I always type with Caps Lock. I might well have registered
> others passwords/phrases than the ones I thought.
Sounds fun! :)
> I have tested other "French" variants ("alternate", "legacy",
> "Belgium"...), but none gives the desired result. Is there one ? Is
> there a way to see on the visual keyboards the result of key
> combinations ?
The french/France keyboard should do what you want I believe.
But I guess that your problem is that in order to use numbers you need
to use the lower Shift button, but often people use the upper Shift
button, which does result in a different behaviour.
Now for testing, you can simply open a text editor and test this, can't you?
Also, you might want to try the Tails 3.0 beta.
> - Is there a maximum length for the passphrase, and which is it ? In
> different dialog boxes, I have found different results : no limit, 15
> characters, 14 characters. The 15 and 14 "limits" mean there are no
> more extra dots when you type more than 14 or 15 characters, but is
> it possible that the extra characters do get registered by the system
> ? My passphrase is more than 15 characters.
I don't think that there is a limit. But: when you type long
passphrases, it simply looks like there are no new dots added. Does it
sound reasonable?
> - Is it equivalent, software-wise, a) to reboot, b) to shut down,
> power up and boot again ? I seem to be getting problems when
> rebooting only.
It should be the same thing. What happens exactly when you reboot?
> - Is it normal to get Windows-like delays (Windows in a bad day) when
> doing this type of settings ? For instance : selecting a language for
> the keyboard, clicking Add, and having to wait for several seconds
> for the command to be executed ?
This might be a bit slow, but I think it depends on how fast your USB
stick is at that point.
> - And by the way, is there a forum for Tails ? I'm not accustomed to
> mailing lists, and I find it difficult to ask some questions without
> posting screenshots.
We don't have a forum.
What we have is an XMPP/Jabber based chat:
https://tails.boum.org/support/index.en.html (see "Chat"). But if you're
not used to XMPP, you might want to try Reddit instead:
https://www.reddit.com/r/tails/ We do not operate the Reddit channel
ourselves though.
Please don't hesitate to ask more questions here if you feel like it.
Cheers!
u.
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