Bug#60855: Can't tell which button is selected and which is not
Package: boot-floppies
Version: 2.2.8
I (and a couple others) have commented on the difficulty of telling which
button is selected and which is not in the install. This is for any screen
in the early installation phase which presents 2 buttons and asks for a
choice. The problem occurs in color, and even more so in black and
white. My install was in B+W for some reason (really a separate issue, I
know)--all previous ones have been in color. I don't see a formal bug on
the problem, so here one is.
Though this is "only" cosmetic it's pretty important, and affects a lot of
the screens in the install.
Here's the relevant part of an earlier report I made to the debian-boot list:
Boot off of floppy.
Screen now has a very noticeable flicker, and is black and white (and
grey). I later discover that I can switch it to color by switching virtual
consoles and coming back. The initial screen has a scroll-bar, but no
scrolling. It does not appear there is any missing text below the screen.
A more serious problem is that it is very hard to tell which of 2 buttons
is selected--in fact, I got this wrong. The one which is highlighted
(white) is the one NOT selected. The other button does have a flashing
cursor on it. Things are not much clearer in color. I strongly recommend
clarifying this (e.g.,a message that "blue" buttons are selected--except it
might have been red).
There were also some possible solutions mentioned on the list; one I recall
involved manipulating the background color to be the same as the unselected
buttons. Another possibility is adding a gratuitous button!
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