Bug#515607: partman-auto-lvm: ask how much VG space to use

[Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 04:17:19PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Colin Watson (cjwatson@ubuntu.com):
> > +Template: partman-auto-lvm/guided_size
> > +Type: string
> > +Default: some number
> > +# :sl3:
> > +_Description: Amount of disk space to use for guided partitioning:
> > + You may use the whole disk for guided partitioning, or part of it. If you
> > + use only part of it, or if you add more disks later, then you will be able
> > + to grow logical volumes later using the LVM tools, so using a smaller
> > + amount of disk at installation time may offer more flexibility.
> > + .
> > + The minimum size of the selected partitioning recipe is ${MINSIZE} (or
> > + ${PERCENT}); please note that the packages you choose to install may
> > + require more space than this. The maximum available size is ${MAXSIZE}.
> > + .
> > + Hint: "max" can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size, or
> > + enter a percentage (e.g. "20%") to use that percentage of the maximum size.
> 
> I have a small concern with the length of that template ? It certainly
> fits on a regular screen but, as often, translations might be longer
> and 3-paragraph templates can very rapidly exceed the critical size.
> 
> Maybe slightly shorter:
> 
> Entering "max" will use the entire disk. The size can also be
> specificed as a precentage (such as "20%").

I was intentionally copying text from partman-partitioning in that last
paragraph; if we use different text here then perhaps we should change
both?

> > +Template: partman-auto-lvm/bad_guided_size
> > +Type: error
> > +# :sl3:
> > +_Description: Invalid input
> > + You entered "${INPUT}", which was not recognized as a valid size. Please
> > + try again.
> 
> Another minor concern: these "Please try again" give the feeling this
> is a trial-and-error game and I'm indeed never comfortable when I find
> such sentences in error templates.
> 
> As, anyway, the user will be re-prompted for the size, why not just
> drop that sentence?

Fine by me.

Thanks,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson@debian.org]