Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-24 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:21:10AM +0200, lee wrote: > Tom H writes: > > > You seem to have misunderstood that Christian's one of d-i's > > maintainers (he also seems to be a big fan of fonts!): > > Well, I didn't know any of this, and he didn't mention it. I could help > with translations if t

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-24 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 07:17:36PM +0200, lee wrote: > > That's perfect and wonderful, thank you! Sure the bug can be closed. Hopefully the submitter can close their own bugs? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the peop

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-24 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 06:34:47PM +0200, lee wrote: > need it. This requirement is ridiculous. It has come up only about 12 > years ago --- and aren't things nowadays supposed to be easier than they > were instead of being more difficult? Believe me, its a lot easier now than it was 12 or so ye

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-23 Thread lee
Jon Dowland writes: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 07:58:36PM +0200, lee wrote: >> Jon Dowland writes: >> >> > The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative >> > VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already >> > installed via this if necessary. Surely t

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-20 Thread Jon Dowland
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 07:58:36PM +0200, lee wrote: > Jon Dowland writes: > > > The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative > > VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already > > installed via this if necessary. Surely this is sufficient to address

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread lee
Brian writes: > On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 03:14:05 +0200, lee wrote: > >> Richard Owlett writes: >> >> > Should one not be able to switch out of the installation process and >> > into a browser (2 are already included) to search out answers? >> >> One should be able to. Since I haven't tried the

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread lee
Samuel Thibault writes: > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 12:43:43 +0100, a écrit : >> On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 12:27:57 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: >> >> > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:41:12 +0100, a écrit : >> > > >> > > Yes, planning ahead is required if you want to stay in X. For a spur of >> > >

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Brian
On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 13:46:52 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 12:43:43 +0100, a écrit : > > > With the Xfce Live image the installer window can be minimised. Also, > > it does not cover the task bar at the bottom of the screen, so another > > workspace is selectable. The

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Samuel Thibault
Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 12:43:43 +0100, a écrit : > On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 12:27:57 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:41:12 +0100, a écrit : > > > > > > Yes, planning ahead is required if you want to stay in X. For a spur of > > > the moment need for information th

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Brian
On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 12:27:57 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:41:12 +0100, a écrit : > > > > Yes, planning ahead is required if you want to stay in X. For a spur of > > the moment need for information there is w3m in a terminal. > > How do you start a terminal? Goin

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Samuel Thibault
Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:41:12 +0100, a écrit : > On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 11:23:10 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:15:44 +0100, a écrit : > > > > > > Boot into a live sytem. Start a browser. Start d-i. ALT-TAB between the > > > two. Or CTRL-ALT-Fx for a virtual

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Brian
On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 11:23:10 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:15:44 +0100, a écrit : > > > > Boot into a live sytem. Start a browser. Start d-i. ALT-TAB between the > > two. Or CTRL-ALT-Fx for a virtual terminal. > > The feature you requested exists. Surely the bug c

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Samuel Thibault
Brian, le Wed 19 Sep 2012 10:15:44 +0100, a écrit : > On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 03:14:05 +0200, lee wrote: > > > Richard Owlett writes: > > > > > Should one not be able to switch out of the installation process and > > > into a browser (2 are already included) to search out answers? > > > > One sho

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-19 Thread Brian
On Wed 19 Sep 2012 at 03:14:05 +0200, lee wrote: > Richard Owlett writes: > > > Should one not be able to switch out of the installation process and > > into a browser (2 are already included) to search out answers? > > One should be able to. Since I haven't tried the life-installer yet, I > d

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Richard Owlett writes: > Should one not be able to switch out of the installation process and > into a browser (2 are already included) to search out answers? One should be able to. Since I haven't tried the life-installer yet, I don't know what's possible. It would be nice if one could switch

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Jon Dowland writes: > The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative > VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already > installed via this if necessary. Surely this is sufficient to address > the request. This requires you to have the other machine you

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-17 Thread lee
Tom H writes: > You seem to have misunderstood that Christian's one of d-i's > maintainers (he also seems to be a big fan of fonts!): Well, I didn't know any of this, and he didn't mention it. I could help with translations if they need some, no idea how to do that, though. -- Debian testing

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-17 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:16 PM, lee wrote: > Christian PERRIER writes: >> >> Frankly speaking, I would very much prefer seeing people working on >> current issues of the installer (I mean, not only during 3 months >> before the release) rather than adding more bells, whistles and shiny >> new fe

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-17 Thread lee
Christian PERRIER writes: > Quoting lee (l...@yun.yagibdah.de): >> Package: installation-reports >> Severity: wishlist >> >> Dear Maintainer, >> >> this is a feature request: It would be nice if users would have at >> least a web browser like lynx and an irc client available while they >> are

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-17 Thread lee
Jon Dowland writes: > The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative > VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already > installed via this if necessary. Surely this is sufficient to address > the request. It requires you to have a computer you can conn

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-17 Thread Jon Dowland
The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already installed via this if necessary. Surely this is sufficient to address the request. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a su

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-17 Thread Richard Owlett
Christian PERRIER wrote: Quoting lee (l...@yun.yagibdah.de): Package: installation-reports Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, this is a feature request: It would be nice if users would have at least a web browser like lynx and an irc client available while they are using the installer. Ther

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-16 Thread Christian PERRIER
Quoting lee (l...@yun.yagibdah.de): > Package: installation-reports > Severity: wishlist > > Dear Maintainer, > > this is a feature request: It would be nice if users would have at > least a web browser like lynx and an irc client available while they > are using the installer. There has been/c