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diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml index 013a3b14d..7607ff0a2 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ In most cases the first questions you will be asked concern the selection of localization options to be used both for the installation and for the -installed system. The localization options consist of language, country +installed system. The localization options consist of language, location and locales. </para><para> @@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ installer will default to English. </para><para> -The selected country will be used later in the installation process to -pick the default time zone and a Debian mirror appropriate for your -geographic location. Language and country together will help determine -the default locale for your system and select the correct keyboard layout. +The selected geographic location (in most cases a country) will be used +later in the installation process to select the correct time zone and a +Debian mirror appropriate for that country. +Language and country together will help determine the default locale for +your system and select the correct keyboard layout. </para><para> @@ -40,14 +41,13 @@ package will not be installed. </para><para> -If you selected a language that is recognized as an official language for -more than one country<footnote> +Next you will be asked to select your geographic location. If you selected +a language that is recognized as an official language for more than one +country<footnote> <para> - In technical terms: where multiple locales exist for that language with differing country codes. - </para> </footnote>, you will be shown a list of only those countries. To select a @@ -74,17 +74,24 @@ installed system. If you selected a combination of language and country for which no locale is defined and there exist multiple locales for the language, then the installer will allow you to choose which of those locales you prefer as the default -locale for the installed system. In all other cases a default locale will be -selected based on the selected language and country. +locale for the installed system<footnote> + +<para> +At medium and low priority you can always select your preferred locale from +those available for the selected language (if there's more than one). +</para> + +</footnote>. In all other cases a default locale will be selected based on +the selected language and country. </para><para> Any default locale selected as described in the previous paragraph will use -UTF-8 as character encoding. +<firstterm>UTF-8</firstterm> as character encoding. </para><para> -If you are installing at medium or low priority, you will have the option +If you are installing at low priority, you will have the option of selecting additional locales, including so-called <quote>legacy</quote> locales<footnote> |