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Bug#223304: openoffice.org-bin: debconf question on initial screen should not be 'should openoffice.org be prelinked?'



retitle 223304 openoffice.org-bin: one question too much in prelink debconf question
tag 223304 minor
tag 223304 - wontfix
thanks

Hi again,

Rene Engelhard wrote:
> Adam Kessel wrote:
> > When configuring openoffice.org-bin, the first screen contains
> > information about prelinking.  At the bottom, it asks "Should
> > OpenOffice.org be prelinked?" but th only option is "Ok." Then the next
> > screen asks, "Prelink OpenOffice.org binaries?"
> > 
> > Although the user eventually discovers that she will be able to answer
> > yes or no to this question, on the first screen it appears that the only
> > possible answer to the question is "Okay."
> 
> This is because your screen is not "long or wide" enough. The template is
> has much text but the info given there is necessary.
> 
> If the text is too long to fit on one "page" in the window, debconf does 
> xactly this.

Well, I tried it now, and see the and another problem.

I removed one blank line to test the effect and then I got only one
dialog (because then the text apparently fits in 80x25), but with:

[...]

Should OpenOffice.org be prelinked?

Prelink OpenOffice.org binaries?

                   <Yes>                       <No>

So removing (at least) the "Should OpenOffice.org be prelinked"
should fix this.

I'll do that.

Thanks for your report.

Grüße/Regards,

René
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