Package: debconf Severity: wishlist I think this is the right package to file against...
Would it be possible to display, in the corner of the debian installer dialogs, the current verbosity (I think it is called "priority") setting? e.g. | | | | | <yes> <no> | | | - priority=low --------------------------------------- The reason is that currently the installer switches levels depending on whether or not a step failed (and on the initial choice of the user). Newbies are totally unaware of this nice adaptive behaviour, and experience "different" paths through the installer, ie a different number of screens. This can make the experience somewhat unpredictable, and therefore less friendly. Take the example of newbie1 (who has no problems during their install) who tries to walk newbie2 through their install (on more problematic hardware). Even if N1 did the right thing and made lots of notes, and even if s/he read ch5 of the manual and knows about the magical debconf/priority=foo option to the boot command (and, less likely, _understands_ what this means) it is still likely that changes in priority will cause confusion unless the user gets to see that it has changed. See also #268425, Colin Watson would like the priority visible in main-menu as well. I hope you will consider this change for etch. Cheers Vince -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
