[zx_sa]

I need some help getting the login screen configured.
OS: MDK 10.2; Login Manager: (AFAIK) KDM

My specific problem is that I don't want users to be able to enter a <space> in the username. However, since the <space> could be part of the username, I'm not going to try to block that.

But, I do have this problem that sometimes users accidentally press a <space> before typing in their username and don't realise it. So then they complain that their passwords doesn't work but it's actually because there is a leading space in their usernames (the users are very computer iliterate).

One solution may be to change the login screen to clear both the username AND password line when login fails. Currently it only clears the password line. I believe this should be possible because if you type in some chars in the username and password but don't login yet, the input blocks are cleared after a few minutes. Any idea how I can do this?

I've been editing /usr/share/mdk/dm/mdk-kde.xml but that seems to only specify what is displayed on the screen and not the behaviour.

Any ideas are welcome!

[Squashman]

Have the same issue on my network, but it usually happens with the Kindergarten students. They usually get the hang of it after a few months.

[zx_sa]

Unfortunately my users aren't children, but adults. And my client will not accept "give them a couple of months to get used to it" as an answer to the problem.

Someone else suggested that I display an icon list with the usernames so that they can just click on the icon to fill in the username. I think that will be acceptable for now.

[Squashman]

I guess what they say is true. Children are like sponges, the can absorb and adapt quicker than adults.