Hi, Adding debian-accessibility@ to the loop for feedback regarding possible changes in the way people are used to using the installer: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> (2019-01-26): > Control: reassign -1 cdebconf > Control: tags -1 + patch > > > Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> wrote: > > Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I recently tried to install Debian 9 using the graphical installer. Due > > > to some unknown reason my mouse did not work in the graphical > > > installer. It wasn't a big deal as I could manage well just with my > > > keyboard BUT I was unable to capture a screen shot of an error as the > > > option for taking screen shot wasn't accessible through the keyboard > > > like the 'Continue' and 'Back' options. It would be nice to make it > > > accessible through the keyboard as it would be helpful in situations > > > like this. > > > > Thanks for your mail. > > This has already been reported in > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=873857 > > > > And it turns out that this bug already exists from the very beginning in > > Debian 4.0, where the graphical installer was introduced ... > > I have prepared a patch to fix this (attached) against cdebconf. > (I built a netboot gtk image with this patch, and confirmed it works.) > > Thus, re-assigning to cdebconf and tagging as 'patch'. > > Maybe we could have this included for Buster? > > IMO it's unconventional behaviour to have a button which is skipped when > TAB-bing through the buttons. And it makes the screenshot button unavailable > when using the graphical installer without a mouse. > (Some touchpads don't work with d-i, and if you don't have an usb mouse > at hand, you may end up with using the g-i without mouse functionality). Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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