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

[Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>]

tags 507372 - patch
thanks

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.

Moving the cursor up and down changes the active line (security <-> 
volatile) in the multiselect box.

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?

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.

Cheers,
FJP