Branden Robinson wrote: > On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 05:46:46PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > > Package: xserver-xfree86 > > Version: 4.2.1-14 > > Severity: normal > > > > If my debconf priority is high, I do not want to be bothered by > > questions that have a reasonable default. > > In my opinion, monitor configuration *doesn't* have a reasonable default > if nothing can be autodetected. > > Also, the "simple" method gives extremely poor (read: terrible, often > unusable) results with LCD screens. > > So I stand by my decision that this question needs to be high priority > under *some* circumstances. Naturally I'm interested in minimizing > those.
What do you think about skipping the question about what configuration method to use for X if the debconf priority is already high. Default it to medium if simple is not a good choice. > > This is the definition of the priority. So it is annoying to have this > > package's monitor/selection-method question displayed at high > > priority. It should default to "simple" at high priority. (If simple > > is not available, as it is not here due to mdetect breaking, it should > > default to medium.). > > <frowns> > > I don't understand what mdetect has to do with monitor detection. Have > you read its manpage, or tried running it? :) I meant to type read-edid. -- see shy jo
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