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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-02-19 14:23:35 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2008-02-19 14:23:35 +0000
commitdd931a26536b3933608017bcecf63f9ed728d0df (patch)
tree9a420696ce1835b4e6e30bd04a18c9b5cb6efe4e
parenta576ac42074110406bcb42b8c0576041e1fa80b5 (diff)
downloadinstallation-guide-dd931a26536b3933608017bcecf63f9ed728d0df.zip
Clarify console switching for the graphical installer
Thanks to Tim Richardson for the suggestion.
-rw-r--r--debian/changelog7
-rw-r--r--en/appendix/graphical.xml4
-rw-r--r--en/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml4
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c815faffa..283539c7b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+installation-guide (2008xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+ * Clarify console switching for the graphical installer.
+ Thanks to Tim Richardson for the suggestion.
+
+ -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:22:07 +0100
+
installation-guide (20080211) unstable; urgency=low
[ Martin Michlmayr ]
diff --git a/en/appendix/graphical.xml b/en/appendix/graphical.xml
index f2ccdf141..723f0b52b 100644
--- a/en/appendix/graphical.xml
+++ b/en/appendix/graphical.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ enter will toggle a selection, not activate &BTN-CONT;.
To switch to another console, you will also need to use the
<keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key, just as with the X Window System. For example,
to switch to VT1 you would use: <keycombo> <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
-<keycap>Left Alt</keycap> <keycap>F1</keycap> </keycombo>.
+<keycap>Left Alt</keycap> <keycap>F1</keycap> </keycombo>. The graphical
+installer itself runs on VT5, so you can use <keycombo> <keycap>Left
+Alt</keycap> <keycap>F5</keycap> </keycombo> to switch back.
</para>
</sect2>
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml
index 27d2e087e..5659a2f58 100644
--- a/en/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml
+++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ at the same time.
<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>). Use <keycombo><keycap>Left Alt</keycap>
<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo> to switch back to installer itself.
+</para><para condition="gtk">
+
+For the graphical installer see also <xref linkend="gtk-using"/>.
+
</para><para>
If you cannot switch consoles, there is also an <guimenuitem>Execute