As I myself proposed a patch to handle one issue reported in this bug report ("error" templates are now handled by debconf), I created a new patch with remaining changes proposed by Thomas. It should apply cleanly to today's CVS. --
--- developers-reference.sgml 2007-06-16 21:30:59.101774412 +0200 +++ developers-reference.sgml.new 2007-06-16 21:33:53.093000638 +0200 @@ -4420,6 +4420,8 @@ because that means that in the classical dialog interface, people will need to scroll, and lot of people just don't do that. <p> +The extended description should <strong>never</strong> include a question. + <p> For specific rules depending on templates type (string, boolean, etc.), please read below. @@ -4472,8 +4474,6 @@ question is rather long (remember that translations are often longer than original versions) -<item> The extended description should <strong>not</strong> include a question. - <item> Again, please avoid referring to specific interface widgets. A common mistake for such templates is "if you answer Yes"-type constructions.
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