I didn't think of that, great idea. I'll add it to the bug. Nicholas Ipsen
On 12 October 2010 12:02, Matthew Paul Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Better than giving an error message would be to lower-case capital > letters automatically as they are typed. > > -- > The installer should be more clear when a user tries to use a username with > a capital letter > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658798 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New > Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: ubiquity > > Some new users try using a username with capital letters when installing > Ubuntu. The installer should give a short error message, just like when you > enter passwords which do not match. Currently, the only sign that something > is wrong is that there is no checkmark next to the text entry box. > > This is nothing big, but it is a small hurdle for new users who don't > understand the rules usernames must abide by. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/658798/+subscribe > ** Description changed: Binary package hint: ubiquity Some new users try using a username with capital letters when installing Ubuntu. The installer should give a short error message, just like when you enter passwords which do not match. Currently, the only sign that something is wrong is that there is no checkmark next to the text entry box. + It would be even better if the text box automatically changed capital + letters to lowercase as they are entered. + This is nothing big, but it is a small hurdle for new users who don't understand the rules usernames must abide by. -- The installer should be more clear when a user tries to use a username with a capital letter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658798 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
