Re: [Fwd: Bug#484834: console-data: please drop trf (Turkish F layout) in the udeb]
> Package: console-data
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: d-i
>
> There are currently *two* Turkish keymaps proposed to users in
> Debian Installer.
>
> I think this is one too many..:-)
>
> Do you think we can safely drop one between trf and trq?
Absolutely no...
> All other languages have only one keymap proposed in D-I (except pt_BR
> for which I asked the same question and fr, for which I'll remove the
> extra keymap)
Christian, I'm not sure if I understood you correctly, but trf/trq is a
completely different case and it would make no sense to compare the
situtation with pt_BR and fr.
> Please note that these keymaps are the *console* keymaps. However, the
> default X keymap is derived from these ones:
>
> - if users choose "trf" in D-I, they'll get a "tr" keymap in X with
> "f" variant
> - if users choose "trq" in D-I, they'll get a "tr" keymap in X with
> "q" variant
>
> Please also note that the default when choosing "Turkish" as language
> is "trq"
>
> As a consequence, I consider removing the trf keymap from
> console-data udeb. Therefore, that keymap will no longer be offered in
> D-I. It will still be available in the regular console-data package,
> though.
Note that, Turkish F is a different **layout** than Turkish Q. It's not
just a 'variant' as misleadingly declared in X (perhaps for historical
reasons, which is something we should also change):
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Turkey_Keyboard
There are actually plenty of trf users in Turkey, especially in the
government offices. So I strongly disagree with this proposal.
--
roktas
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