On 09/28/2014 01:46 AM, Ric Moore wrote: > On 09/27/2014 05:34 PM, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: >> On 9/27/14, softwatt <softwatt@gmx.com> wrote: >>> I had a similar issue, and it turned out I was typing the password in >>> the wrong language. If you use multiple languages, Try pressing >>> ALT+SHIFT (The default language switch) and retrying. You may need to do >>> it multiple times if you have multiple languages. >>> >>> If that is not your issue, I am clueless. Sorry. >> >> >> Saw this thread earlier and blanked out, but your response now just >> reminded me of something.. Check the [CapsLk] (caps lock, capital >> letters) key, too, to make sure it didn't get bumped on accidentally.. >> It's the kind of thing a user might not even think of nor notice until >> they're actually signed in and start typing where they can see the >> letters..... which on average PROBABLY wouldn't happen UNTIL they >> actually get signed in.. :) > > Great Minds! The only thing the user sees is black dots. :) Ric it seems that many are facing the same issue. Perhaps we should suggest an xscreensaver update, where the capslock status and the current language are shown next to the password input. This should be trivial to implement.
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