Quoting Jérémy Bobbio (lunar@debian.org):
> +Template: debconf/entropy/text/help
> +Type: text
> +# :sl3:
> +_Description: You can help speed up the process by entering random characters on the keyboard, or just wait until enough keydata has been collected. (NOTE: this can take a long time)
Sorry to comment lately, but I'm not entirely happy with that text,
after thinking deeper:
- parenthesis outside sentence. I think this is typographically
incorrect. Should be:
"...bas been collected (NOTE: this can take a long time).
- uppercase "NOTE". I tend to discourage this just like all all-caps
words
Indeed, I tend to discourage "NOTE", "WARNING", etc in texts shown
to users
Maybe just :
"...has been collected (which can take a long time)".
- *what* can take a long time?
Is this "collecting enough keydata" of "entering random
characters". The sentence does not make it very clear. I suppose this
is "collecting keydata". If this is, we finally don't really need to
tell that it takes a long time: after all, if we suggest users that
they can speed the process, it is pretty obvious that this is because
it takes a long time.
> --- a/packages/partman/partman-crypto/debian/partman-crypto.templates
> +++ b/packages/partman/partman-crypto/debian/partman-crypto.templates
> @@ -353,15 +353,15 @@ _Description: Use weak passphrase?
> You entered a passphrase that consists of less than ${MINIMUM} characters,
> which is considered too weak. You should choose a stronger passphrase.
>
> -Template: partman-crypto/entropy-text
> -Type: entropy-text
> +Template: partman-crypto/entropy
> +Type: entropy
> # :sl3:
> -_Description: Enter random characters
> - The encryption key for ${DEVICE} is now being created.
> - .
> - You can help speed up the process by entering random characters on
> - the keyboard, or just wait until enough keydata has been collected.
> - (NOTE: this can take a long time)
> +_Description: The encryption key for ${DEVICE} is now being created.
> +
> +Template: partman-crypto/entropy-success
> +Type: text
> +# :sl3:
> +_Description: Key data has been created successfully.
There is an inconsistency in writing "key data". It's written as
"keydata" in some places and "key data" in others.
I'm not sure about the best. My french mind suggests me to separate
"key" from "data" but English has a strong tendency to make single
words with two words (username, etc.).
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