Re: debian-installer feedback, incorrect locale and unclear " deslection" text

[Noah Slater <nslater@gmail.com>]

I agree that this would be clearer - but perhaps this discussion
belongs on a different list?

On 4/14/05, Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl> wrote:
> On Sunday 10 April 2005 23:57, J. Grant wrote:
> > 1. "Selecting from deselected PACKAGE" is a little unclear, could the
> > English be revised?
> 
> You probably refer to the following string from dpkg:
>    Selecting previously deselected package <package name>.
> 
> Like in:
> Selecting previously deselected package libsasl2.
> (Reading database ... 8724 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking libsasl2 (from .../libsasl2_2.1.19-1.5_sparc.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package libldap2.
> Unpacking libldap2 (from .../libldap2_2.1.30-3_sparc.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package setserial.
> Unpacking setserial (from .../setserial_2.17-39_sparc.deb) ...
> 
> Is that correct?
> Is your comment that "previously deselected" is unclear as it was never
> installed in the first place and therefore never "deselected" (which
> implies some active action by the user)?
> 
> Would "Selecting previously unselected package <package name>" be an
>                             ^^
> improvement?
> 
> Cheers,
> FJP
> 
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