On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 05:29:11PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > Tasksel works for a sighted user - can you help the list with how > your list was generated? > > Sighted users see [ ] type boxes - toggling space bar checks/unchecks > the box by putting a * in it - I think that's in a busybox style screen
The version of tasksel in bullseye is using whiptail. unicorn:~$ ps -ft pts/3 UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD greg 1011 998 0 Jan24 pts/3 00:00:00 bash greg 4162099 1011 3 13:44 pts/3 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/tasks greg 4162202 4162099 0 13:44 pts/3 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/ greg 4162210 4162202 0 13:44 pts/3 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/tasksel/tas greg 4162212 4162202 0 13:44 pts/3 00:00:00 whiptail --backtitle Package I would guess the bookworm also does, but haven't confirmed that. As you say, the interface is meant to be used interactively, with the user moving the cursor up and down with Arrow keys, and toggling selection boxes with Space Bar. I have no idea how a vision-impaired user would handle this, but I'm intrigued to learn.
