Frans Pop <elen...@planet.nl> writes: > Attached a patch to document the SETTITLE command in the debconf policy. > Inclusion of this command should not pose any problems as it has been > supported since 1993 (debconf version 1.3.22).
Seconded (belatedly). > diff -ur debian-policy.orig/debconf_spec/debconf_specification.xml > debian-policy/debconf_spec/debconf_specification.xml > --- debian-policy.orig/debconf_spec/debconf_specification.xml 2009-08-16 > 02:19:11.000000000 +0200 > +++ debian-policy/debconf_spec/debconf_specification.xml 2009-12-10 > 23:58:22.000000000 +0100 > @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ > > <articleinfo> > <title>Configuration management</title> > - <subtitle>Protocol version 2</subtitle> > - <releaseinfo>Revision 7.0</releaseinfo> > + <subtitle>Protocol version 2.1</subtitle> > + <releaseinfo>Revision 7.1</releaseinfo> > <author> > <firstname> > Wichert > diff -ur debian-policy.orig/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml > debian-policy/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml > --- debian-policy.orig/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml 2009-08-16 > 02:19:11.000000000 +0200 > +++ debian-policy/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml 2009-12-10 > 23:58:22.000000000 +0100 > @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ > <para> > This exchanges with the frontend the protocol version > number that is being used. The current version is > - 2.0. Versions in the 2.x series will be > + 2.1. Versions in the 2.x series will be > backwards-compatible. You may specify the protocol version > number you are speaking. The frontend will return the version > of the protocol it speaks. If the version you specify is too > @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ > </table> > </para> > </listitem> > -<listitem id="command_title"> > +<listitem id="command_settitle"> > <para> > - TITLE > - <parameter>string</parameter> > + SETTITLE > + <parameter>template</parameter> > </para> > <para> > You can use this command to set a title in the > @@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ > of the frontend's window. If you don't specify anything, a > title will automatically be generated. > </para> > + <para> > + Using a template has the advantage that titles are translatable > + and that they can be maintained in the same place as other text > + displayed to users. > + </para> > +</listitem> > +<listitem id="command_title"> > + <para> > + TITLE > + <parameter>string</parameter> > + </para> > + <para> > + Similar to SETTITLE, but takes a string instead of a template as > + parameter. Consequence is that the title will not be translatable, > + unless some other mechanism (like gettext) is used. > + </para> > </listitem> > <listitem id="command_stop"> > <para> > diff -ur debian-policy.orig/debconf_spec/include/types.xml > debian-policy/debconf_spec/include/types.xml > --- debian-policy.orig/debconf_spec/include/types.xml 2009-08-16 > 02:19:11.000000000 +0200 > +++ debian-policy/debconf_spec/include/types.xml 2009-12-10 > 23:58:22.000000000 +0100 > @@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ > as is possible. > </entry> > </row> > + <row> > + <entry>title</entry> > + <entry> > + Holds a (short) string that can be displayed using the SETTITLE > + command. Only the value of the short description will be used. > + </entry> > + </row> > </tbody> > </tgroup> > </table> -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/878w6vtjoq....@windlord.stanford.edu