Bug#600425: cdebconf: text frontend for selection isn't documented enough
Hi,
untested, probably/surely incomplete and not working, just as an exercise:
===
--- debian/cdebconf-text-udeb.templates (revision 65058)
+++ debian/cdebconf-text-udeb.templates (working copy)
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
# :sl4:
_Description: Prompt: '%c' for help, default=%s
+Template: debconf/text-prompt-default-multiselect
+Type: text
+# :sl4:
+_Description: Prompt: '%c' for help, default=%s, multiple choices separated
by spaces
+
Template: debconf/cont-prompt
Type: text
# :sl4:
Index: src/modules/frontend/text/text.c
===
--- src/modules/frontend/text/text.c(revision 65058)
+++ src/modules/frontend/text/text.c(working copy)
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@
DISPLAY:
printlist (obj, q, count, choices_translated, tindex, selected);
- printf(question_get_text(obj, debconf/text-prompt-default-string,
- Prompt: '%c' for help, default=%s ), CHAR_HELP, defval);
+ printf(question_get_text(obj,
debconf/text-prompt-default-multiselect,
+ Prompt: '%c' for help, default=%s, multiple choices separated
by
spaces ), CHAR_HELP, defval);
get_answer(answer, sizeof(answer));
if (answer[0] == CHAR_HELP answer[1] == 0)
{
What is missing? THe message needs to be added also to a .pot?
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A Segunda 18 Outubro 2010 23:16:43 Samuel Thibault você escreveu:
Miguel Figueiredo, le Mon 18 Oct 2010 22:48:48 +0100, a écrit :
i tried to reproduce it, i booted with DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text but everytime
i get:
Prompt '?' for help, default=1 10
tasks 1 and 10 selected by default.
Well, I'd say that's merely by luck :)
For instance, if you boot in export mode you will get the additional
locales question, where the issue is the same (and the default is
empty). Of course that's just an instance, there are probably a lot
others.
Just a side note: this is actually a bug concerning accessibility, for
the cases where a linear text is way simpler for the screen reader to
follow, and thus using the dialog frontend is not really an option.
Samuel
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Bug#600425: cdebconf: text frontend for selection isn't documented enough
Miguel Figueiredo, le Mon 18 Oct 2010 23:59:31 +0100, a écrit : What is missing? THe message needs to be added also to a .pot? AIUI, that's done by running debconf-updatepo from debian/ Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#600425: cdebconf: text frontend for selection isn't documented enough
Hi, i tried to reproduce it, i booted with DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text but everytime i get: Prompt '?' for help, default=1 10 tasks 1 and 10 selected by default. After entering 8 9 10 at the prompt d-i installed the 3 tasks. As the default suggests tasks are entered separated by spaces. Mentioning that in the help would, indeed, be an improvement. Wishlist? -- Melhores cumprimentos/Best regards, Miguel Figueiredo http://www.DebianPT.org A Domingo 17 Outubro 2010 02:59:10 Samuel Thibault você escreveu: Package: cdebconf Version: 0.150 Severity: normal Hello, When using the text frontend for e.g. tasksel, the way to select items is really clear: what is displayed is Choose software to install: 1. Graphical desktop environment 5. File server 9. Laptop 2. Web server 6. Mail server 10. Standard system utilities [*] 3. Print server 7. SQL database 4. DNS server 8. SSH server Prompt: '?' for help, default 10 '?' gives KEYSTROKES: ? Display this help message ! Select an empty entry This doesn't explain how to select several items at a time. Samuel -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.35 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#600425: cdebconf: text frontend for selection isn't documented enough
Miguel Figueiredo, le Mon 18 Oct 2010 22:48:48 +0100, a écrit : i tried to reproduce it, i booted with DEBIAN_FRONTEND=text but everytime i get: Prompt '?' for help, default=1 10 tasks 1 and 10 selected by default. Well, I'd say that's merely by luck :) For instance, if you boot in export mode you will get the additional locales question, where the issue is the same (and the default is empty). Of course that's just an instance, there are probably a lot others. Just a side note: this is actually a bug concerning accessibility, for the cases where a linear text is way simpler for the screen reader to follow, and thus using the dialog frontend is not really an option. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#600425: cdebconf: text frontend for selection isn't documented enough
Package: cdebconf Version: 0.150 Severity: normal Hello, When using the text frontend for e.g. tasksel, the way to select items is really clear: what is displayed is Choose software to install: 1. Graphical desktop environment 5. File server 9. Laptop 2. Web server 6. Mail server 10. Standard system utilities [*] 3. Print server 7. SQL database 4. DNS server 8. SSH server Prompt: '?' for help, default 10 '?' gives KEYSTROKES: ? Display this help message ! Select an empty entry This doesn't explain how to select several items at a time. Samuel -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.35 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- Samuel Thibault samuel.thiba...@fnac.net /* Amuse the user in a SPARC fashion */ if (err) printk( KERN_CRIT ___ \n KERN_CRIT Your System ate a SPARC! Gah! \n KERN_CRIT --- \n KERN_CRIT \\ ^__^\n KERN_CRIT \\ (xx)\\___\n KERN_CRIT (__)\\ )\\/\\\n KERN_CRIT U ||w |\n KERN_CRIT || ||\n); (From linux/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c:die_if_kernel()) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
