Bug#572786: plasmapkg: no way to find out which options the argument --type can handle
Package: kdebase-runtime
Version: 4:4.3.4-2
Severity: normal
Hello,
$ plasmapkg --help | grep type
-t, --type <type> The type of package, e.g. theme, wallpaper, plasmoid, dataengine, runner, etc. [plasmoid]
I find it hard to understand what --type options are available. I can only make assumptions about each proposed option keyword. And I have no clue what "etc" refers to.
It's even harder in french because the options keywords have been translated.
$ plasmapkg --help | grep type
-t, --type <type> Le type du paquetage, par exemple thème, fond d'écran, plasmoïde, dataengine, runner, etc. [plasmoid]
The translated options keywords works (you can really use --type "fond d'écran") but that's unusual enough to puzzle me. For instance, I still use plasmapkg --help, not plasmapkg --aide, plasmapkg --upgrade instead of plasma --met-à-jour, etc.
So I wonder if the idea of translating this option does not even make the overall more obscure. Not to mention the fact that is makes the issue harder to google about. There was a discussion on org.kde.kde-i18n-doc about it (http://markmail.org/message/iwm3xcblbgklciyc), I think it has been a bold move to make these options keywords translatable without looking at the big picture.
Unfortunately:
$ man plasmapkg
No manual entry for plasmapkg
See 'man 7 undocumented' for help when manual pages are not available.
So, what "etc" stands for? What does exactly theme refers to? Superkaramba ones?
I understand there may be too separate issue here (1/ the lack of documentation of the --type option, 2/ the idea to translate option keywords), please feel free to duplicate if necessary.
Thanks,
Bye
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages kdebase-runtime depends on:
ii kdebase-runtime-data 4:4.3.4-2 shared data files for the KDE 4 ba
ii kdelibs5 4:4.3.4-3 core libraries for all KDE 4 appli
ii libasound2 1.0.22-2 shared library for ALSA applicatio
ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libclucene0ldbl 0.9.21b-2+b1 library for full-featured text sea
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.3-3 GCC support library
ii libjpeg62 6b-16.1 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii libknotificationitem-1-1 4:4.3.4-1 library for new way of handling sy
ii libopenexr6 1.6.1-4.1 runtime files for the OpenEXR imag
ii libphonon4 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 4 Phonon module
ii libplasma3 4:4.3.4-3 library for the KDE 4 Plasma deskt
ii libpulse0 0.9.21-1 PulseAudio client libraries
ii libqt4-dbus 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii libqt4-qt3support 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 3 compatibility library for Qt
ii libqt4-svg 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 4 SVG module
ii libqt4-xml 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 4 XML module
ii libqtcore4 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 4 core module
ii libqtgui4 4:4.5.3-4 Qt 4 GUI module
ii libsmbclient 2:3.4.6~dfsg-1 shared library for communication w
ii libsoprano4 2.4.1+dfsg.1-1 libraries for the Soprano RDF fram
ii libstdc++6 4.4.3-3 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstreamanalyzer0 0.7.1-1 streamanalyzer library for Strigi
ii libstreams0 0.7.1-1 streams library for for Strigi Des
ii libx11-6 2:1.3.3-1 X11 client-side library
ii libxcursor1 1:1.1.10-1 X cursor management library
ii libxine1 1.1.17-1+b1 the xine video/media player librar
ii oxygen-icon-theme 4:4.3.4-1 Oxygen icon theme
ii phonon-backend-gstreamer 4:4.3.1-5 Phonon GStreamer 0.10.x backend
ii phonon-backend-xine [phon 4:4.3.1-5 Phonon Xine 1.1.x backend
Versions of packages kdebase-runtime recommends:
ii hal 0.5.14-2 Hardware Abstraction Layer
ii pmount 0.9.20-2 mount removable devices as normal
Versions of packages kdebase-runtime suggests:
pn djvulibre-bin <none> (no description available)
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