Attached is the patch I propose. It respects the recommendation I'm currently writing about debconf templates wirting style (with help from Joey and Denis). Thus, it uses colons for short description of the select templates.
--- templates.ori 2003-10-27 10:44:44.000000000 +0100 +++ templates 2003-10-27 10:44:14.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ Template: anna/retriever Type: select Choices: ${CHOICES} -_Description: Choose the retriever to use +_Description: Retriever to use: The retriever is responsible for fetching the modules to be installed. Template: anna/choose_modules Type: multiselect Choices: ${CHOICES} -_Description: Choose the Debian installer modules to install +_Description: Debian installer modules to install: Most modules you will need will be installed automatically. The listed modules all have low priority and are probably not necessary, but may be interesting to some users.