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Bug#467415: debian-installer: new way of displaying information
reassign 467415 cdebconf-newt-udeb thanks On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 09:04:22AM +, ardoRic wrote: As can be seen on [1], it can happen that translated strings do not fit into installer window. Currently there is no way that i could figure out to show the entire string. […] I'd like to suggest that thought is put into this issue trying to find a universal solution for this problem. […] I think this request only applies to the newt interface (even though i havent, yet, tested how it shows on the gtk one). […] [1] http://www.debianpt.org/~ardoric/opcoes-reiserfs.png Reassigning this bug to cdebconf-newt-udeb, as other cdebconf frontends should more or less cope with long strings in select/multiselect questions. Cheers, -- Jérémy Bobbio.''`. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: :Ⓐ : # apt-get install anarchism `. `'` `- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#467415: debian-installer: new way of displaying information
On Monday 25 February 2008, ardoRic wrote: I'd like to suggest that thought is put into this issue trying to find a universal solution for this problem. I have no idea whether your suggestions will ever be implemented or not. I very much doubt it will happen any time soon. If we really want an international Debian, we should take care of all such issues. Well, ATM translators _are_ warned about this. For this string there is an instruction that translations should not be longer than 65 characters. For the short term, you should really contact the translators for your language (is this pt or pt_BR?) and get them to rewrite any strings that are too long. Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#467415: debian-installer: new way of displaying information
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have no idea whether your suggestions will ever be implemented or not. I very much doubt it will happen any time soon. Well, ATM translators _are_ warned about this. For this string there is an instruction that translations should not be longer than 65 characters. For the short term, you should really contact the translators for your language (is this pt or pt_BR?) and get them to rewrite any strings that are too long. I am part of the translation team for my language (pt), and i noticed this issue while proof-reading the portuguese 'version' of the installer. It was only after writing the BR that i actually found where the strings are and noticed the warning about it's width. Although we were able to shorten it down, i still think this matter should be taken in consideration because limiting the width of the translation may give rise to inferior, or even incorrect, translations. Thank you for any and all attention put on this matter, Ricardo Silva -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#467415: debian-installer: new way of displaying information
Subject: debian-installer: new way of displaying information Package: debian-installer Severity: wishlist Tags: l10n *** Please type your report below this line *** -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=pt_PT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=pt_PT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Hello, As can be seen on [1], it can happen that translated strings do not fit into installer window. Currently there is no way that i could figure out to show the entire string. This is a problem since users of specific languages may not be able to know exactly what an option does. Although this is shown only on this screen, I figure it can also happen in some other places. I'd like to suggest that thought is put into this issue trying to find a universal solution for this problem. My suggestion would be to make the information part extensible. I can think of two ways for doing this: * list the options and only show information (on some other pane or whatever) on the selected entry. This would make people have to go through the options to know what they are, but at least they would know what they are. * have some way of scrolling the text that doesnt fit. When selected, an option's text could scroll so that it shows the hidden text. I'm submitting this wishlist because even if we can shrink the text to fit the screen (in this particular case, we could find a way to do it), in some languages and/or situations this can be crippling for the translation. If we really want an international Debian, we should take care of all such issues. I think this request only applies to the newt interface (even though i havent, yet, tested how it shows on the gtk one). Best Regards, Ricardo Silva [1] http://www.debianpt.org/~ardoric/opcoes-reiserfs.png -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
