Package: apt-listchanges Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Please find attached a rewrite of the debconf templates.
The rationale for this rewrite is multiple: -shorten down the main debconf screen which is too long to fit on a 80x25 screen -make the wording of the templates more compliant with good practices suggested in the Developer's Reference (no interrogative form for non boolean templates, avoid double questions, etc.) Given my weak level in English, some proofreading of the rewritten templates would be nice and, maybe, some changes I made could be reworded. These changes will badly break existing translations....;and pending translations. I may give help in pinging translators for updates....and even handle the changes if apt-listchanges is maintained in a public RCS repository (/me crosses fingers for Not Yet Another RSC thing to learn). -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.13-1-686 Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
--- templates 2004-03-14 00:38:05.000000000 +0100 +++ templates.new 2006-01-05 09:35:13.976096837 +0100 @@ -1,24 +1,19 @@ Template: apt-listchanges/frontend Type: select -_Choices: pager, browser, xterm-pager, xterm-browser, text, mail, none +__Choices: pager, browser, xterm-pager, xterm-browser, text, mail, none Default: pager -_Description: How should changes be displayed with apt? +_Description: Method for changes display: apt-listchanges can display package changes in a number of different ways. . - pager - Use your preferred pager to display changes one page at a time - . - browser - Display HTML-formatted changes using a web browser - . - xterm-pager - Like pager, but in an xterm in the background - . - xterm-browser - Like browser, but in an xterm in the background - . - text - Print changes to your terminal (without pausing) - . - mail - Only send changes via mail - . - none - Do not run automatically from apt + pager : use your preferred pager to display changes one page at + a time; + browser : display HTML-formatted changes using a web browser; + xterm-pager : like pager, but in an xterm in the background; + xterm-browser : like browser, but in an xterm in the background; + text : print changes to your terminal (without pausing); + mail : only send changes via mail; + none : do not run automatically from apt. . This setting can be overridden by a command-line option or an environment variable. Note that you can still send a copy via mail with all of the @@ -26,10 +21,10 @@ Template: apt-listchanges/email-address Type: string -_Default: root -_Description: To whom should apt-listchanges mail changes? - apt-listchanges can email a copy of displayed changes. To what email - address should they be sent? +Default: root +_Description: E-mail Address(es) which will receive changes: + apt-listchanges can email a copy of displayed changes. Please enter + the email address the changes should be sent to. . Multiple addresses may be specified, delimited by commas. Leave this empty if you do not want any email to be sent. @@ -37,7 +32,7 @@ Template: apt-listchanges/confirm Type: boolean Default: false -_Description: Should apt-listchanges prompt for confirmation after displaying changes? +_Description: Prompt for confirmation after displaying changes? After giving you a chance to read the list of changes, apt-listchanges can ask whether or not you would like to continue. This is useful when running from apt, as it gives you a chance to abort the upgrade if you see @@ -58,7 +53,9 @@ Type: select _Choices: news, both, changelogs Default: news -_Description: Which types of changes should be displayed with apt? +_Description: Changes displayed with apt: + Please choose which type of changes should be displayed with APT. + . news - important news items only both - both news and detailed changelogs changelogs - detailed changelogs only
