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[Michael Terry <michael.terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh and one more known issue:
- Volume isn't shared between greeter and session because of an
indicator-sound revert on desktop.


On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Michael Terry
<michael.terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hello!  The split greeter feature is almost ready, so I wanted to get some
> wider testing.
>
> The "split greeter feature" refers to moving the welcome screen out of the
> unity8 executable and into its own process, managed by LightDM as a proper
> system greeter.  (This is necessary for proper security and supporting
> multiple users.)
>
> Note that the only visual change is going to be the boot animation.
>  Everything else is under-the-hood changes.  So prepare to be underwhelmed
> (hopefully -- ideally you're not whelmed by bugs).
>
> I'd especially appreciate testing around interactions between the greeter
> and the rest of the system (phone calls, texts, launching apps, unlocking
> sim card).
>
> Here's how to test:
> $ ubuntu-device-flash --channel=trusty-proposed
> $ adb shell
> # add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/landing-004
> # apt-get update
> # apt-get dist-upgrade
> # exit
> $ adb reboot
>
> Known Mir bugs in this PPA being worked on:
> - Screen turns on again by itself after being turned off -- turning back
> on and off will fix temporarily
> - Entering text in OSK keyboard "passes through" and also acts as clicks
> in shell.  And it won't dismiss.  So be careful about using keyboard.
>
> Other issues not yet represented in that PPA:
> - Final boot animation (it will use Ubuntu logo instead of spinner)
> - Sliding greeter aside animation will look nicer (right now it looks like
> greeter is a flat sheet on top of session)
>
> --
> -mt
>



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-mt