Bug#397984: debian-installer: Keyboard selection depending on language ?
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 ?
Use cases:
I'm an english speaker, installing Debian in France. My PC is french
too. I choose the english language and then set the location in France.
It would make sense to preselect the french keyboard, wouldn't it ?
I'm french, installing Debian in Japan. My PC is japanese. I choose the
french language and then set the location in Japan. It would make sense
to preselect the japanese keyboard, wouldn't it ?
Now, back to the original question, is this more likely to happen than
french people installing their french laptop in a foreign country ?
What do you think ?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
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