On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 07:19:29AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: > > > Another alternative would be to ask before starting tasksel, if a task > > should > > be selected. Then user which would not want to select a task says no and > > continues. If the user then selects to run tasksel and selects no task it > > is > > almost sure that the used hit the wrong key to select a task. This way both > > cases would be covered well. > > > String freeze in progress, sorry to say that again, but we really > can't afford changing/adding messages now. > > I perfectly understand the usability issue, however this is a > limitation we have with the debconf/slang interface. There are way > other limitations which would require to warn users in a lot of places > in the installer, I'm afraid. > > Basically, we would need adding a "press Space to Select a task and > Enter when finished" but only when the slang interface is used. As > debconf does not currently have a concept of interface-dependent > message, this is simply not possible. > > This indeed re-joins the idea a a "help" button on debconf screens, > mor eor less.
Would the idea of having a "no additional packages" task mean a string change also ? I guess yes, but we could also simply return to the tasksel without additional message for now. Or would that cause additional usability burden ? Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]