Re: [cdrom-detect] Change template proposal
Holger Wansing wrote: > Summarizing your comments into one patch, would this be ok? > > diff --git a/debian/cdrom-detect.templates b/debian/cdrom-detect.templates > index 2058b0b..ba50e89 100644 > --- a/debian/cdrom-detect.templates > +++ b/debian/cdrom-detect.templates > @@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ _Description: Device file for accessing the installation > media: > the device file that should be used. Non-standard CD-ROM drives use > non-standard device files (such as /dev/mcdx). > . > - You may switch to the shell on the second terminal (ALT+F2) to check the > + You may want switch to the shell on the second terminal (CTRL+ALT+F2 in the You've dropped a word - "You may want to switch..." > + graphical installer, ALT+F2 for the text-based variant) to check the > available devices in /dev with "ls /dev". You can return to this screen > - by pressing ALT+F1. > + by pressing CTRL+ALT+F5 or ALT+F1 respectively. I wasn't even going to bother with the "respectively" - all it means is "and I haven't maliciously sorted this list into a different order from the last one", and I take that as a default assumption. But it doesn't hurt to include it. -- JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
Re: [cdrom-detect] Change template proposal
Hi, Justin B Rye wrote: > > "You may want to switch to the shell on the second terminal (CLTR+ALT+F2 in > > the " > > "graphical installer, ALT+F2 for the text-based variant) to check the " > > "available devices in /dev with \"ls /dev\". You can return to this screen " > > "by pressing CLTR+ALT+F5 respective ALT+F1." >^^ > > > > > > Comments? > > "Respective" is never ever a conjunction in English. Just say "or". > > And it's CTRL, not CLTR. john doe wrote: > > "You may want to switch to the shell on the second terminal (CLTR+ALT+F2 in > > the " > > "graphical installer, ALT+F2 for the text-based variant) to check the " > > "available devices in /dev with \"ls /dev\". You can return to this screen " > > "by pressing CLTR+ALT+F5 respective ALT+F1." > > > > "> by pressing CLTR+ALT+F5 respective ALT+F1." > > At the very least the above line should be: > > "by pressing CLTR+ALT+F5 and ALT+F1 respectively." Summarizing your comments into one patch, would this be ok? diff --git a/debian/cdrom-detect.templates b/debian/cdrom-detect.templates index 2058b0b..ba50e89 100644 --- a/debian/cdrom-detect.templates +++ b/debian/cdrom-detect.templates @@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ _Description: Device file for accessing the installation media: the device file that should be used. Non-standard CD-ROM drives use non-standard device files (such as /dev/mcdx). . - You may switch to the shell on the second terminal (ALT+F2) to check the + You may want switch to the shell on the second terminal (CTRL+ALT+F2 in the + graphical installer, ALT+F2 for the text-based variant) to check the available devices in /dev with "ls /dev". You can return to this screen - by pressing ALT+F1. + by pressing CTRL+ALT+F5 or ALT+F1 respectively. Template: cdrom-detect/cdrom_fs Type: string -- Holger Wansing PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
Re: [cdrom-detect] Change template proposal
Holger Wansing wrote: > > Template: cdrom-detect/cdrom_device > Type: string > Default: /dev/cdrom > # :sl2: > _Description: Device file for accessing the installation media: > In order to access your installation media (like your CD-ROM), please enter > the device file that should be used. Non-standard CD-ROM drives use > non-standard device files (such as /dev/mcdx). > . > You may switch to the shell on the second terminal (ALT+F2) to check the > available devices in /dev with "ls /dev". You can return to this screen > by pressing ALT+F1. > > > > This template is from the time where we only had the text-based installer, > and it does not work exactly for the graphical one. > Therefore, I would like to change the second part like this: > > > "You may want to switch to the shell on the second terminal (CLTR+ALT+F2 in > the " > "graphical installer, ALT+F2 for the text-based variant) to check the " > "available devices in /dev with \"ls /dev\". You can return to this screen " > "by pressing CLTR+ALT+F5 respective ALT+F1." ^^ > > > Comments? "Respective" is never ever a conjunction in English. Just say "or". And it's CTRL, not CLTR. -- JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
