Re: x11.en.xml: possible improvement?

It's also worth noting that XFree86 on Panther doesn't work from the 
console login.

On Apr 26, 2004, at 11:59 AM, Michèle Garoche wrote:

> In x11.en.xml, section run-xfree86, latest paragraph (the note), it is 
> stated:
>
> Note: If you're running Mac OS X, you can type <code>>console</code>
> at the login window
>
> Problem is, user does not have always direct access to a field where 
> he can type: >console.
>
> I'm not completely sure, but I think by default, when the user first 
> installs Panther, he gets a new admin user with automatic login.
>
> Then he can have changed automatic login to choose list of users 
> instead of name and password, then he has no direct access to this 
> field. Well, he can use others (but he must know, he can use it, which 
> is not obvious from searching in Mac help); but if he disabled netinfo 
> in directoryaccess, that user does not appear. (this one I'm sure).
>
> In both cases, he has not direct access to the mandatory field to 
> enter >console.
>
> One way to enable it without going in system preferences is just to 
> type the first letter of a user's name (which highlights the user's 
> name in list) and then option-return. That gives him the mandatory 
> field to type >console.
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot test it in case of a unique user with 
> automatic login. But it works with several users and automatic login 
> too. Therefore I'll guess, it's the same in case of a unique user.
>
> Just so that the user would not be confused and does not begin to 
> change all his accounts preferences adventurously, would it be 
> possible to add to this note:
>
> In case you don't see a field to enter a user's name in the login 
> window, just type the first letter of whichever user's name, following 
> by option-return.
>
> Michèle
> <http://micmacfr.homeunix.org>
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