19.04 gnome session login after blank screen - is it impossible without mouse?

Since 19.04, there seems to be a problem logging into to a gnome session using the keyboard only, after returning from a blank screen. None of the fields will have focus.

What I want: using the keyboard only for

1. selecting a user from the gdm3 selection list
2. entering the password

and minding my business.

Once I seemed to be able to <tab> through the user names, but that supposedly was after a mouse move or touching the name list at least.

I think I tried almost every combo of keystrokes that seem intuitive to achieve the described goal.

So: is there a key combination to get the user select list back in focus?

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To use only keyboard entry at the login screen:

- selecting a user from the gdm3 selection list
- entering the password

Up/Down arrow keys to select desired user, ENTER key to select user, enter the password, ENTER key to log in.

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