On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 06:35:53PM +0000, nino Heđi wrote: > My suggestion is regarding locales. Currently we get to chose locale based > on choices of language and keyboard layout and here in lies the problem. > Rather than offer locales based on our selections don't,just list all of > them in installer and let us users chose which one we want.
For most purposes in a single language, a keyboard, language and timezone can all be set in one locale. If you need to switch between multiple languages, you are the exceptional case. > For me english language and croatian layout blocks me from chosing > croatian locale during installation so i have to do it after installation > is complete and I do not like it and i think i am not the only one. Set Croatian locale up during installation - hr_HR.UTF-8 UTF-8 - and add a locale with an appropriate English keyboard layout in addition - maybe en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 At any point you can run dpkg-reconfigure locales as root/sudo to generate extra locales as necessary Then set up your locales file accordingly. You should be able to switch straightforwardly between keyboard layouts in a graphical desktop environment / use a soft keyboard with no problem in any event. > I am going to switch to linux soon with Debian being my daily driver and all > the servers I decide run will also be on top of debian. So make small > change in installer for debian and turn off locales based on match between > language of a system and keyboard layout because it is problematic for > someone who doesn't use US layout on keyboard and i am among those since i > am croatian. > -- There's always more than one way to solve a problem appropriately in Debian - I'm sure others can think of other solutions. With every good wish, as ever, Andrew Cater (amaca...@debian.org) > Sent with Vivaldi Mail. Download Vivaldi for free at vivaldi.com >
