Bug#662626: The keyboard layout selection should be the very first option in d-i
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On 5 Mar 2012 at 12:59, Samuel Thibault wrote:
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Bug#662626: The keyboard layout selection
should be the very first option in d-i
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Debian bug at v.nix.is, le Mon 05 Mar 2012 11:41:30 +0000, a écrit :
> I use Dvorak and every time I install Debian I have to hunt down keys
> on a completely different layout in order to complete the region
> etc. settings.
For which question do you need something else than just arrow keys and
enter? I even tried to select icelandic in expert mode, and didn't need
to type anything before I got to the layout question.
> Since a keyboard is a prerequisite to operate the rest of the
> installer the very first question it should ask is which keyboard
> layout you'd like.
We believe it is already soon enough: after language/country selection
so as to pre-select a good default, and before everything else. If it's
not for some reason, please be more specific as to where you encountered
an actual issue.
Samuel
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