[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #5786: ReadOnlyBootPrompt is too ugly
- From: "humdinger" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:37:34 -0000
#5786: ReadOnlyBootPrompt is too ugly
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Reporter: axeld | Owner: pulkomandy
Type: enhancement | Status: reopened
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1/alpha3
Component: Applications/ReadOnlyBootPrompt | Version:
Resolution: | R1/Development
Blocked By: | Keywords:
Platform: All | Has a Patch: 0
| Blocking:
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Comment (by humdinger):
Replying to [comment:6 axeld]:
I agree, that the keymap should be set automatically according to the
select language and it's OK to hide the keymap setting a bit in e.g. a
second tab. I should be able, however, to set the language to English but
change the keymap to German.
> In any case, ReadOnlyBootPrompt does not really need to care about the
keymap, as it does not really have much keyboard interaction.
That's true, but I think the ReadOnlyBootPrompt is supposed to be a quick-
configuration screen before installing/live-mode. Three things can not
simply have sane defaults: language, keymap and time/timezone. The system
can (and should) try to guess these, e.g. by checking for the network
clues, but has to offer a way to correct these assumptions.
Then, correcting the timezone (according to a continent/country list)
could set the according time, language and keymap.[[BR]]
Correcting the language also sets the according keymap.[[BR]]
Lastly, you could go with another keymap setting.
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