Package: playmidi Version: N/A Severity: normal Tags: patch Dear Debian maintainer,
On Monday, November 05, 2007, I notified you of the beginning of a review process concerning debconf templates for playmidi. The debian-l10n-english contributors have now reviewed these templates, and the proposed changes are attached to this bug report. Please review the suggested changes are suggested, and if you have any objections, let me know in the next 3 days. Please try to avoid uploading playmidi with these changes right now. The second phase of this process will begin on Monday, November 26, 2007, when I will coordinate updates to translations of debconf templates. The existing translators will be notified of the changes: they will receive an updated PO file for their language. Simultaneously, a general call for new translations will be sent to the debian-i18n mailing list. Both these calls for translations will request updates to be sent as individual bug reports. That will probably trigger a lot of bug reports against your package, but these should be easier to deal with. The call for translation updates and new translations will run until about Monday, December 17, 2007. Please avoid uploading a package with fixed or changed debconf templates and/or translation updates in the meantime. Of course, other changes are safe. Please note that this is an approximative delay, which depends on my own availability to process this work and is influenced by the fact that I simultaneously work on many packages. Around Tuesday, December 18, 2007, I will contact you again and will send a final patch summarizing all the updates (changes to debconf templates, updates to debconf translations and new debconf translations). Again, thanks for your attention and cooperation. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
--- playmidi.old/debian/templates 2007-11-01 07:00:31.546535179 +0000 +++ playmidi/debian/templates 2007-11-23 09:34:19.699852488 +0000 @@ -1,18 +1,26 @@ +# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english +# team +# +# If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask +# [EMAIL PROTECTED] for advice. +# +# Even minor modifications require translation updates and such +# changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers. + Template: playmidi/options Type: string -_Description: Options for playmidi when invoked through MIME - This package sets up a MIME entry which allows your mail user agent and - other applications to play MIDI files. As playmidi doesn't have a - proper configuration file yet, you'll need to specify any options - required for it to work with your sound hardware. +_Description: Options for playmidi when invoked through MIME: + The playmidi package sets up a MIME entry which allows mail user agents + and other applications to play MIDI files. . - If you have an external MIDI device or an Ensoniq SoundScape, Turtle - Beach WaveFront or WaveBlaster sound card, use `-e'. + In order for playmidi to work properly, you may need to set + hardware-specific options: . - If you have a Sound Blaster AWE32, use `-a'. + '-a': Sound Blaster AWE32; + '-e': external MIDI device, Ensoniq SoundScape, Turtle + Beach WaveFront or WaveBlaster sound card; + '-g': Gravis Ultrasound. . - If you have a Gravis Ultrasound, use `-g'. - . - Otherwise, try leaving this blank -- many cards will work without extra - flags. If you change your mind later, edit - `/etc/playmidi/playmidi.conf'. + Most other cards require no specific options and will work with this + field left blank. This setting is kept in + /etc/playmidi/playmidi.conf. --- playmidi.old/debian/control 2007-11-01 07:00:31.546535179 +0000 +++ playmidi/debian/control 2007-11-20 19:37:12.842707215 +0000 @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Suggests: awesfx Description: MIDI player Playmidi is a MIDI file player that will play back using FM, GUS, - SoundBlaster or external MIDI. It also supports Creative Music - Files (CMF) and Microsoft RIFF (RMI) files and large MIDI archives + SoundBlaster or external MIDI. It also supports Creative Music + Files (CMF), Microsoft RIFF (RMI) files and large MIDI archives from games such as Ultima 7. . - There are two interfaces: text and X. + The player may be used with a text or an X interface.
