Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium
Hi,
Am Samstag, 7. September 2019 schrieb Miguel Figueiredo:
> Hi,
>
> #. Type: error
> #. Description
> #: ../save-logs.templates:8001
> -msgid "Failed to mount the floppy"
> +msgid "Failed to mount the removable medium"
> msgstr ""
>
>
> if floppies are no longer supported could be better to keep them until
> messages/code gets cleaned.
Hmm, now that I have tested that, it looks you are right:
it works only for floppies with that selection, means not
asking for a mountpoint or such.
So, there are code changings needed to make that work
for USB sticks - which is out of my skills.
Thus leaving that templates untouched for now seems correct.
Holger
> On 07/09/19 12:37, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> wrote:
> >> Am Montag, 26. August 2019 schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> >>> On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 22:12 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> during the now active development cycle, I would like to make some changes on
> >>>> templates of the installer (affecting translations as well, of course):
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Change "CD" into "installation medium"
> >>>> (such as in "Loading installer components from CD")
> >>> [...]
> >>>
> >>> I absolutely agree with replacing "CD", but I think "installation
> >>> medium" might be too abstract and technical.
> > [...]
> >>> In other instances, like when we ask whether to install packages from
> >>> another "CD", would a phrase like "disc or drive" work?
> >>
> >> This "x or y" construct has potential to confuse people
> >> even more...
> >> IMHO "installation medium" is the best alternative, which
> >> works for all media...
> >> What do others think?
> >
> > As it seems, "installation medium" wins ;-)
> >
> > I have collected all relevant messages from different packages and prepared
> > a first proposal diff, attached.
> >
> > I would like to get some reviews and comments.
> > Later, I plan to sent it to debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org for review, too.
> >
> >
> > Holger
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Best regards / Melhores cumprimentos,
>
> Miguel Figueiredo
>
>
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