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Bug#507372: cdebconf-newt-udeb: does not show enough choices for long descriptions



On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 06:40:33AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Sunday 30 November 2008, Jérémy Bobbio wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 05:26:31PM +0100, Jérémy Bobbio wrote:
> > > The attached patch fix this issue.  I have run an installation
> > > through the end without any problem with the patch applied.
> >
> > It lacks a necessary free().  Updated patch attached.
> 
> Which misses a ; after the free statement...
>
> I've also tested cdebconf with the patch, but AFAICT it does not fix the 
> issue. If I use network-console and play a bit with the size of the 
> window from which I ssh (80x24), I can still reproduce exactly the same 
> screenshot.

*ahem*  Lesson learnt: coding in a room less than 10°C results in hasty
changes.  Thanks for doing some extra testing.

> Isn't the real problem that the frontend apparently thinks that showing 
> just a single line of a (multi) select list is enough and only splits 
> into more than one screen if it cannot fit even a single line in the 
> dialog?

Well, the comments inside the code imply than the window should be split
if less than 3 lines of choices would be displayed, but there is
something wrong in the way its done.

> As the patch does not really seem to change or improve anything I'll 
> upload cdebconf with just the fix for the fall-back languages.

The issue probably requires more invasive changes in the newt frontend;
let's postpone them to better times.

Cheers,
-- 
Jérémy Bobbio                        .''`. 
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