Bug#352772: [Pkg-kbd-devel] Bug#352772: console-setup: Proposed templates rewrite

[Anton Zinoviev]

On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 08:30:02AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote:
> 
> Attached is a patch that will make the debconf templates a bit less verbose
> by removing stuff which I think do not pertain to debconf templates.

Thanks.

>  Template: console-setup/layout
>  Type: select
>  Choices: ${CHOICES}
>  Default: U.S. English
> -_Description: What is the origin of your keyboard layout?
> +_Description: Keyboard layout:
>  
>  Template: console-setup/variant
>  Type: select
>  Choices: ${CHOICES}
> -_Description: What is the keys layout of your keyboard?
> +_Description: Keyboard variant:
>   There are several keyboard layouts with the origin you selected.
>   Please select the layout matching your keyboard.

The first version of console-setup used layout/variant but I had to
change this to origin/model.  The users didn't expected to find the
Dvorak keyboard as a variant of the Finish layout.

Traditionaly the XKB files define general keyboard layouts with many
variants (such as with or without dead keys).  However the upstream of
XKeyboardConfig changed this in the recent vesions.  Now the so called
"layout" corresponds to the teritory the keyboard is used and the
"variants" list all keyboard layouts used in that teritory.

> + The use of TerminusBoldVGA is recommended if you prefer 8x14 or 8x16 font
> + sizes and don't use the framebuffer.  Otherwise choose TerminusBold.

I couldn't say this in clear English but my intention was the following:

If you prefer bold version of the Terminus font and you don't use
framebuffer then choose TerminusBoldVGA.  If you use framebuffer then
choose TerminusBold.

Anton Zinoviev