[Debconf-devel] Debconf - adding "treeselect" type(s)?

[Thomas Goirand]

On 11/30/20 11:18 AM, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> I'm envisaging treating the Choices *mostly* like in an existing
> select/multiselect, but with extra decoration to indicate the position
> in the tree for display. It would then be up to the frontend to decode
> that and work out a sensible way to display things as best it can. Not
> sure on the best way to do the decoration, hoping there'll be an
> available special character or similar that we could use in strings to
> avoid too big an upheaval here.

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>> Although these require manual selection, I think they do have at least
>> some use, and I'd rather keep them going.  It shouldn't be too hard to
>> get full coverage, pulling in help from specialists if necessary.
> 
> I guess so.

How would it be pre-seeded? Just like a multiselect? With only leafs
that could potentially be in the pre-seed?

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)

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