Re: debconf dilemma
>> Ian Zimmerman <itz@speakeasy.org> writes:
> Marcelo> namely, another tool can present the user with a more
> Marcelo> sensibly designed list
> But, with this server (and yes, I tried both 4.[01]) I keep
> experiencing minor pixel corruption with scrolling. So, I _want_
> (and I sure expect to be able) to select xserver-svga.
I see your point, but nothing prevents the hypothetical "more sensibly
designed" tool to offer the user with the possibility of either a)
selecting the old X server if the new one is known to be buggy with a
particular hardware configuration or b) presenting the user with a more
advanced|fine grained way of selecting the X server. And finally,
debconf is a tool that allows the maintainer to get information from
the user, it's not a registry. You can go ahead and change the
configuration without using debconf and your changes must be preserved.
--
Marcelo | Item 32: Postpone variable definitions as long as
mmagallo@debian.org | possible
| -- Scott Meyers, Effective C++
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