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and subject line Bug#242216: xserver-xfree86.config hardcodes different
defaults for display selection method on different priorities
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Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.3.0-7
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
xserver-xfree86.config contains the following code:
...
if [ "$RET" = "true" ]; then
db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method choices "Medium,
Advanced"
db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method default "Medium"
else # not an LCD
db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method choices "Simple,
Medium, Advanced"
db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method default "Simple"
fi
auto_answer db_input "$(priority_ceil $PRIORITY)"
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method "Advanced"
...
Thus default answer for xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method
is "Simple" or "Medium" (which is good for non-technical users), but if
debconf actually asks the question, the default shown answer is
hardcoded to "Advanced". Since users tend to accept all defaults they
see (even after a help screen was shown describing what the selections
mean), too often they select this default and are faced with questions
about frequences they can't understand. And even can't go back at that
point.
So it seems better to show a "silly-safe" choise by default. I.e. the
same as is set in the case when question is not asked.
--- xserver-xfree86.config.orig 2004-04-05 16:02:07.000000000 +0400
+++ xserver-xfree86.config 2004-04-05 16:06:21.000000000 +0400
@@ -1568,13 +1568,14 @@
MONITOR_IS_LCD="$RET"
if [ "$RET" = "true" ]; then
db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method choices "Medium,
Advanced"
- db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method default "Medium"
+ DEFAULT="Medium"
else # not an LCD
db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method choices "Simple,
Medium, Advanced"
- db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method default "Simple"
+ DEFAULT="Simple"
fi
-auto_answer db_input "$(priority_ceil $PRIORITY)"
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method "Advanced"
+db_subst xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method default $DEFAULT
+auto_answer db_input "$(priority_ceil $PRIORITY)"
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method $DEFAULT
db_get xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method
case "$RET" in
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--- Begin Message ---
Nikita V. Youshchenko wrote:
> Unfortunately, too many time has passed since I reported that bug.
> I'm currently completely out of context.
> I've tried to check the current situation - but I even can't find what is
> modern equivalent of old xserver-xfree86.config file.
>
> Probably this bug should be just closed.
>
Ok, I am closing this bug then, thanks for the followup.
If anybody ever reproduces the problem with recent Xorg packages, feel
free to reopen.
Brice
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