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Bug#1387: dselect "q" option is counterintuitive



Package: dpkg
Version: 0.93.75

On Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:52:10 -0400 (EDT), dhs@firefly.com (David H. Silber) said:

> I suggest that each issue be registered as a seperate bug with debian-bugs.

I wrote:

> I used dselect (dpkg 0.93.75) for the first time this weekend.  It
> seems very powerful.  Although I feel much more comfortable with it
> after having spent a few hours with it, there were some rude shocks
> in learning how to use it:

> 3. The use of the "q" option to move out of the dependency screen is
>    not at all intuitive.  In most programs I use, quit means "quit"
>    (exit the program entirely).  Perhaps "u" for "up" or ESC would be
>    more reasonable (I prefer ESC).


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