[Bug 513360] Re: Console frontend controls are non-obvious

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

** Summary changed:

- Dialog frontend controls are non-obvious
+ Console frontend controls are non-obvious

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Title:
  Console frontend controls are non-obvious

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: debconf

  Walking a new Ubuntu Server user through installing some packages. Tab
  and enter, while not great, were not an issue for navigating boxes.
  Neither was the arrow keys. But while installing a package, a box was
  presented like:

  Please select what to configure:
  [ ] Choice1
  [ ] Choice2

  The user thought that highlighting an item in red meant that they were
  selecting the item. I hinted that the box should have a * in it. The
  user pressed *, x, +, and several other things before picking space.

  Tab, space, enter, and the arrow keys all work the way they do in
  GUIs, but this whole setup assumes that you have some knowledge of
  these keyboard shortcuts. I suspect that the right solution is multi-
  faceted: documentation in the server guide, <F1> for help, changing
  the highlighting somehow? This user might have been less confused by:

  Please select what to configure: (0 selected)

  Where 0 selected changes to 1 or 2 depending on how many options are
  chosen. A way to get help on the interface is probably needed as well.

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