Bug#320534: locales: fr_CA : wrong paper size and maybe wrong X keymap

[Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org>]

tags 320534 - l10n
severity 320534 minor
reassign 320534 libpaper1
merge 288693 320534
thanks

On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 10:33:19PM -0400, Pierre St-Laurent wrote:
> Package: locales
> Version: 2.3.2.ds1-22
> Severity: normal
> Tags: l10n
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> After a standard fr_CA Sarge install, I get a4 as the default
> /etc/papersize. If I'm correct as fr_CA means "french Canadian", then
> the papersize should be "letter". Paper in a4 format cannot be found in
> North America. Canadians use letter just like in United States.

Libpaper1 sets the default value to a4 for all locales, thus reassigning
this bugreport to libpaper1.

> Then about the X keymap, I get "ca" as the default keymap. It looks like
> that keymap behaves much like a Macintosh for the accents. As most
> people using Linux are MS Windows experienced, I believe "ca_enhanced"
> would be a better choice for the default X keymap. "ca_enhanced" mimics
> the éèêç keymap from MS Windows.

Please file a seperate bugreport against the xlibs package if you
have trouble with your X layout.

Denis