On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 07:20:57AM +0100, Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > reassign 397984 console-data > tags 397984 console-data wontfix > retitle 397984 Please base the default keyboard on select D-I country rather > than language > thanks > > Quoting Mike Hommey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Package: debian-installer > > Severity: minor > > > > Hi, > > > > I've been giving a try to the beta3 installer today (I had to quickly > > install a system in a vmware, so...) and was wondering about something. > > > > How unusual is it for people to use a computer that is not from their > > country ? How does it compare to people that use a computer from their > > country in another one ? > > > > Let me explain. > > > > At the very beginning of the install, the user is asked for the language > > for the installer. > > Then, he is asked for the country he is in, with the default choice > > being the most probable one considering the language. > > Finally, he is asked what kind of keyboard he is using, with the default > > choice being the most probable one considering the language. > > > > Wouldn't it make sense to have as default choice the most probable one > > considering the country, instead ? > > > To my feeling no more no less sense. > > We have to make a choice and this choice has been made to base the > *default* keyboard *first* on language then on country. > > All mechanisms in console-data (which is the right package to assign > this bug to) allow "pondering" the language with the country to choose > the default keyboard.
Well, then why are American and French keyboards so far from each other when installing with english installer in France location ? Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
