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[Israel <israel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey everyone, I am trying to figure out some of the finer details for
ToriOS.
one thing I have decided to look into is using an actual display
manager, as I think the console login might be too unnerving for
non-tech people.
I have been testing out xdm.  xdm is extremely light and barebones.
I don't think it adds much overhead at all.  (my VM is running at 68MB 
which is roughly the same as it was).

My main reason for doing this, is that I have been testing the system as
a 'new user'  I tried installing things and using it, and I am finding
certain things do not work as intended with the current setup.  Mainly I
tried installing pcmanfm on top and using it as the filemanager, and
mounting a disk in my optical drive.  Then I was promptly denied
permission.  I think this has something to do with polkit.
Anyhow, the main issue I am needing to address is Automounting (or at
least auto recognizing) of drives.  I need to get some sort of framework
for this in place, as currently it is unusable except by manually going
into the 'Connected Devices' and choosing the drive and mounting it,
though optical does not show up.
This is obviously a problem for people who want to listen to music, or
burn an ISO, or watch a movie.

I just wanted to update everyone and let you know that there is still
progress on things here :)

So here is the TODO list

locale chooser
keyboard layout chooser
inserted media recognizer/mounter/automounter(optional) that is straight
forward and easy for the user
jwm-settings-manager (still more work there of course)

Stay tuned :)
Also if anyone is looking to help out with ANYTHING please let me know :D

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Regards