logging in with hard keys

From version 0.26 (now in unstable) you can use the ipaq's front panel
buttons to enter your password for gpe-login. This behaviour is enabled
with the new "--hard-keys" command-line option, which you can pass in
from /etc/Xinit.d/99gpe-login.

To use this facility, your password currently needs to be four
characters long and consist only of the characters 1234NESW. 1234 are
bound to the four circular function keys; NESW are bound to the four
major directions on the joypad.

There is no "delete" or "enter" in this mode. Gpe-login simply looks at
the four most recent characters you typed. If you make a mistake while
entering your password, simply start over.

By default, the embedded xkbd is suppressed when you use --hard-keys.
You can turn it back on by passing the --xkbd argument. If you want to
supply extra arguments to xkbd (eg to select a simplified map with large
friendly keys), use --xkbd "-k foo.map" or whatever.

p.
Received on Sun Oct 13 23:09:19 2002