On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 10:14:26AM +0200, Martin Sjögren wrote: > ons 2004-03-31 klockan 08.05 skrev Petter Reinholdtsen: > > [Joey Hess] > > > but here are some more things that would be nice for beta4 as well: > > > > Some of the Skolelinux installation testers have asked for > > instructions in the cdebconf/newt dialogs. It is not intuitive for > > new computer users to use arrow keys and <tab> to move around, and > > <enter> and <space> to select. This should probably be mentioned at > > the bottom of the dialog screens. > > It needs to be dependent on the question type, and perhaps on whether > goback is possible too. Newt has a newtPushHelpLine function and if you > pass it NULL, the default string is > "<Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next > screen" > I think we should leave out the F12 bit, I think it's better if we have > Enter to continue/choose a button to continue and conveniently hide the > F12 info. > > Random suggestions for help lines: > - For bool, string, password: > "<Tab> between elements | <Enter> to choose" > - For select: > "<Tab> between elements | Arrow keys to move up/down | <Enter> to > choose" > - For multiselect: > "<Tab> between elements | Arrow keys to move up/down | <Space> to > select" > - For note, error: None at all? Or mention something about tab and enter > only when goback is possible? > > The distinction between Space to select/Enter to choose sucks. This > needs better English.
I would also vote for : <ESC> abort current action if possible and drop back in the main menu (at possibly a lower priority). If abortion is not possible, you simply do the drop back at the earliest possible convenience. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]