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Bug#219633: netcfg: Debconf templates polishing



> > -_Description: What is your dhcp hostname?
> > - You may need to supply a DHCP host name. If you are using
> > - a cable modem, you might need to specify an account number
> > - here.  Most other users can just leave this blank.
> > +_Description: DHCP hostname:
> > + Supplying a DHCP host name is sometimes needed. If you are using
> > + a cable modem, you might need to specify an account number here.  
> > + .
> > + Most other users can just leave this blank.
> > 
> > Again, short desc-->prompt
> > 
> > I reformulate the extended description for improving readability and make it
> > clearer that most people will leave the field blank.
> 
> I think splitting it up is an improvement. But the first sentence is
> better in the original, because it is in active voice instead of passive.

OK, so let's keep the active voice.


> > -_Description: Is this information correct?
> > +_Description: Are these informations correct?
> > + Currently configured network parameters:
> > + .
> >    interface      = ${interface}
> >    hostname       = ${hostname}
> >    domain         = ${domain}
> > 
> > The original style looked very bad with the new cdebconf layout.
> > 
> > Above is a proposal....this may be enhanced. The two added strings are
> > identical with the similar ones in netcfg/confirm_static.
> 
> Information is plural; fact is the singular. Informations is not
> really an English word. So the original is correct for the prompt.


Ahem....word for word translation from french.. :-)

Let's just drop my "Are these informations" change....

> 

> >  Template: netcfg/confirm_static
> >  Type: boolean
> >  Default: true
> > -_Description: Is this configuration correct?
> > +_Description: Are these informations correct?
> > + Currently configured network parameters:
> > + .
> >    interface     = ${interface}
> >    hostname      = ${hostname}
> >    domain        = ${domain}
> > 
> > See above for the similar template in DHCP configuration
> 
> Is this information correct?   can be re-used.

Ditto.

So , I guess that whoever will commit this, (s)he has to  include
Chris suggestions....


For those who don't know, I *do not* have commit access (and do not
want to.....I'm a newbie in CVS use....so I would probably make more
mistakes than good work...).

So, all these debconf polishing stuff need the "usual" package
maintainer to commit them (I guess this is one of the people listed in
"Uploaders" for each individual package)




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