Bug#587951: grub-pc: install devices don't display correctly in 80 columns

[Arthur Marsh]

Colin Watson wrote, on 04/07/10 17:23:
> On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 05:07:12PM +0930, Arthur Marsh wrote:
>> Package: grub-pc Version: 1.98+20100702-1 Severity: normal
>
> Please note for the future that these three fields need to be on
> separate lines in bug reports.
>
>> When upgrading grub-pc, the install devices debconf menu was more than 80
>> characters wide to to the long /dev/disk/by-id/ names and disk size
>> information, and I was unable to see the left edge of the debconf menu
>> showing which disk grub was going to be installed on.
>>
>> I worked around the issue by running aptitude in a large framebuffer
>> window but debconf shouldn't be obscuring selection options from view.
>
> Could you please run 'dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc' (you can just press
> Enter at each question) and take a screenshot of the offending dialog
> for me, so that I get a feel for just how it looks on your system?  On
> my system, it fits comfortably within 80 characters, although your disk
> identifiers do seem a bit longer.
>
> Thanks,
>

Done!

Arthur.
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