Justin B Rye wrote:
> (I hope patching a legacy-encoded German manpage won't break it.)
[...]
> -debmany \- W?hlen von Manpages oder Dokumentationen aus installierten
> Paketen, Paketen des Repositories oder .deb\-Dateien zum Betrachten mit "man"
> bzw. "less" oder einem alternativen Viewer.
> +debmany \- W?hlen von Manpages oder Dokumentationen aus installierten
> Paketen, Paketen des Repositories oder .deb\-Dateien zum Betrachten mit "man"
> bzw. "sensible-utils" oder einem alternativen Viewer.
Bah. Setting up a Latin1 locale and trying again...
--
JBR
Ankh kak! (Ancient Egyptian blessing)
diff -ru debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debian/control debian-goodies-0.55/debian/control
--- debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debian/control 2010-10-02 19:02:58.000000000 +0100
+++ debian-goodies-0.55/debian/control 2011-01-19 22:11:23.712925616 +0000
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Package: debian-goodies
Architecture: all
-Depends: dctrl-tools | grep-dctrl, perl, curl, python (>= 2.4), whiptail | dialog, less, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: dctrl-tools | grep-dctrl, perl, curl, python (>= 2.4), whiptail | dialog, sensible-utils, ${misc:Depends}
Recommends: lsof
Suggests: popularity-contest, xdg-utils, zenity
Conflicts: debget
diff -ru debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debmany/debmany debian-goodies-0.55/debmany/debmany
--- debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debmany/debmany 2010-05-26 11:34:24.000000000 +0100
+++ debian-goodies-0.55/debmany/debmany 2011-01-19 21:51:51.084925304 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
# description: select manpages+docs of any [not] installed debian package
# comment: debmany is based on the work of debman and debget
# gui uses: whiptail (preferred), dialog or zenity as well
-# other uses: curl, less (can be overwritten: -o)
+# other uses: curl, sensible-pager (can be overridden: -o)
# optional: -k -g -x: kfmexec gnome-open xdg-open (xdg-utils)
# This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
# the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
# defaults
mancmdline="man %s" # manpageviewer
-othercmdline="less %s" # viewer for other files
+othercmdline="sensible-pager %s" # viewer for other files
curdir=`pwd`
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
The list of files is displayed in a dialog.
Supported locations for debian packages are: Local .deb-file,
a package in the repository or an installed package.
- The default for manpages is man - less is used for other files.
- Default can be overwritten with -k|-g|-x and -m -o.
+ The default is man for manpages, sensible-pager for other files.
+ Default can be overridden with -k|-g|-x and -m -o.
Syntax1 : debmany [-?|-h|--help]
Syntax2 : debmany [-v[v]] [-k|-g|-x] [-m manviewer] [-o otherviewer] [-L limit] [-l lang1[,...]] package[.deb]
Syntax3 : debmany [-v[v]] [-k|-g|-x] [-m manviewer] [-o otherviewer] [-L limit] [-l lang1[,...]] -z [package[.deb]]
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@
man: xdg-open man:%s other: xdg-open %s
using xdg-open from xdg-utils package (Xfce users)
debmany -m 'konqueror man:%s' -l 'de*,fr*' -L 5M foo
- show english, german and french manpages using
+ show English, German and French manpages using
konqueror as man-viewer and ask if download size
exceeds 5M
debmany -z -k use zenity (as dialog) to select packages and files
TMPDIR=~/tmp debmany -k -o 'foo.sh %s' -l de,fr -L 5M foo
use ~/tmp as temporary folder
- use KDE-defaults but overwrite viewer for other files
+ use KDE-defaults but override viewer for other files
debmany -v foo show some debugging information (-vv show more)
alias debmany='debmany -l de -L 5M -k'; debmany -m man -l 'zh*' foo
set an alias with your preferred options and
- overwrite them if needed"
+ override them if needed"
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
exit 0
diff -ru debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debmany/man/debmany.1 debian-goodies-0.55/debmany/man/debmany.1
--- debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debmany/man/debmany.1 2010-05-26 11:34:24.000000000 +0100
+++ debian-goodies-0.55/debmany/man/debmany.1 2011-01-19 22:13:37.792925343 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.TH "DEBMANY" "1" "1.3" "Michael Arlt" "User Commands"
.SH "NAME"
-debmany \- select manpages or documentation files from installed packages, packages from the repository or .deb\-files for viewing using "man" resp. "less" or an alternative viewer.
+debmany \- select manpages or documentation files from installed packages, packages from the repository or .deb\-files for viewing using "man", "sensible-pager" or an alternative viewer.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B debmany
\fI\-\-help
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.\" Add any additional description here
.PP
-Select a manpage or files at /usr/share/doc from a debian package for viewing with "man", "less" or an alternative viewer. The list of files is displayed in a dialog. Supported locations for debian packages are: Local .deb\-file, a package in the repository or a installed package.
+Select a manpage or files in /usr/share/doc from a Debian package for viewing with "man", "sensible-pager" or an alternative viewer. The list of files is displayed in a dialog. Supported locations for Debian packages are: local .deb\-file, a package in the repository or an installed package.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
-display a small help and exit
+display a short usage guide and exit
.TP
\fB\-k\fR
Display the manpage using your preferred viewer (must support .gz files) if you use KDE \- this is the short form of \-m 'kfmclient exec man:%s'. "kfmclient" is a part of the package "konqueror" (at least in Debian Etch).
@@ -29,43 +29,43 @@
.TP
\fB\-m manpageviewer\fR
Optionally set a manpage viewer. The viewer must support .gz files. You must define the complete request. "%s" gets replaced with the path to the manpage. If "%s" is missing " %s" is appended to the manpageviewer. The manpageviewer must be enclosed with "" or '' \- see examples.
-If you use a graphical viewer you must ensure that you have access to your desktop (if necessary: sux or ssh with x\-forwarding)
+If you use a graphical viewer you must ensure that you have access to your desktop (if necessary: sux or ssh with X\-forwarding)
.TP
\fB\-o otherviewer\fR
Optionally set a viewer for other files (/use/share/doc).
.TP
\fB\-L limit\fR
-If a file which must be downloaded exceeds the limit, you are asked if the download should start. Without unit the value is in bytes. You can append K, M, G or T to the value to change the unit.
+If a file which must be downloaded exceeds this limit, you are asked if the download should start. Without unit the value is in bytes. You can append K, M, G or T to the value to change the unit.
.TP
\fB\-l lang1[,...]\fR
-English manpages are displayed always. If you want more languages you can specify them here. Provide a comma separated list of the folder names in the manpgage folders (/usr/share/man) \- e.g. de,fr or "zh*" if you want to see all Chinese manpages (Simplified and Traditional Chinese as well). It is safe always to use "*" at the end of your language.
-During installation automatic generated character set based versions are not available for selection.
+English manpages are always displayed. If you want more languages you can specify them here. Provide a comma separated list of the folder names in the manpage folders (/usr/share/man) \- e.g. de,fr or "zh*" if you want to see all Chinese manpages (Simplified and Traditional Chinese as well). It is safe always to use "*" at the end of your language.
+Character set versions automatically generated during installation are not available for selection.
.TP
\fB\-z\fR
-Zenity (a graphical dialog) is used to select the files and if necessary to enter the package name. You must have the rights to start X\-programs. This option combined with the parameters \-k, \-g, \-x respectively \-m and \-o make it possible to use debmany without console.
+Zenity (a graphical dialog) is used to select the files and if necessary to enter the package name. You must have the rights to start X programs. This option combined with the parameters \-k, \-g, \-x or \-m and \-o make it possible to use debmany without console.
.PP
The manpages are temporarily extracted to /dev/shm (if the directory exists) or /tmp . You can override the path if you set and export the environment variable TMPDIR or set it as a temporary variable.
.PP
-You need to have the debian package "whiptail" (preferred) or "dialog" as well as "curl" installed.
+You need to have the Debian package "whiptail" (preferred) or "dialog" as well as "curl" installed.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.TP
debmany coreutils
-Show all manpages from the installed debian package "coreutils" using man.
+Show all manpages from the installed Debian package "coreutils" using man.
.TP
debmany 3dchess
-Show all manpages from the package "3dchess" using man. Since it is not already installed the package is accessed from the repository \- even downloading is done if needed.
+Show all manpages from the package "3dchess" using man. Since it is not already installed the package is accessed from the repository \- even downloading is done if needed.
.TP
debmany test.deb
-Show all manpages from the local debian package "./test.deb" using man.
+Show all manpages from the local Debian package "./test.deb" using man.
.TP
debmany \-k sc
-Use your preferred man\-viewer (for KDE user).
+Use your preferred man\-viewer (for KDE users).
.TP
debmany \-g sc
-Use your preferred man\-viewer (for GNOME user).
+Use your preferred man\-viewer (for GNOME users).
.TP
debmany \-x sc
-Use your preferred man\-viewer (for KDE/GNOME/Xfce user).
+Use your preferred man\-viewer (for KDE/GNOME/Xfce users).
.TP
debmany \-z \-k
Uses "zenity" to select files and to enter the package name.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
Use ~/tmp as temporary folder and Konqueror as viewer.
.TP
alias debmany='debmany \-l de \-L 5M \-k'; debmany \-m man \-l "zh*" foo
-Set an alias with your preferred options and overwrite them if needed.
+Set an alias with your preferred options and override them if needed.
.TP
vi /usr/local/bin/ask # after saving: chmod 755 ask
#!/bin/dash
diff -ru debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debmany/man/debmany.de.1 debian-goodies-0.55/debmany/man/debmany.de.1
--- debian-goodies-0.55.pristine/debmany/man/debmany.de.1 2010-05-26 11:34:24.000000000 +0100
+++ debian-goodies-0.55/debmany/man/debmany.de.1 2011-01-19 22:12:18.977259348 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.TH "DEBMANY" "1" "1.3" "Michael Arlt" "Dienstprogramme für Benutzer"
.SH "NAME"
-debmany \- Wählen von Manpages oder Dokumentationen aus installierten Paketen, Paketen des Repositories oder .deb\-Dateien zum Betrachten mit "man" bzw. "less" oder einem alternativen Viewer.
+debmany \- Wählen von Manpages oder Dokumentationen aus installierten Paketen, Paketen des Repositories oder .deb\-Dateien zum Betrachten mit "man" bzw. "sensible-utils" oder einem alternativen Viewer.
.SH "SYNTAX"
.B debmany
\fI\-\-help
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
.SH "BESCHREIBUNG"
.\" Add any additional description here
.PP
-Wählen Sie eine Manpage oder Dateien aus usr/share/doc von einem Debian Paket um sie mit "man" oder "less" bzw. einem alternativen Viewer zu betrachten. Die Liste der Dateien wird in einem Dialog dargestellt. Unterstützte Quellen für Debian Pakete sind: Lokale .deb\-Datei, ein Paket aus dem Repository oder ein installiertes Paket.
+Wählen Sie eine Manpage oder Dateien aus usr/share/doc von einem Debian Paket um sie mit "man" oder "sensible-utils" bzw. einem alternativen Viewer zu betrachten. Die Liste der Dateien wird in einem Dialog dargestellt. Unterstützte Quellen für Debian Pakete sind: Lokale .deb\-Datei, ein Paket aus dem Repository oder ein installiertes Paket.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
zeigt eine kurze Hilfe und beendet sich
