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diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml index b332ddbee..013a3b14d 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/localechooser.xml @@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ installer will default to English. </para><para> The selected country will be used later in the installation process to -pick the default timezone and a Debian mirror appropriate for your -geographic location. Language and country together will be used to set -the default locale for your system and to help select your keyboard. +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. </para><para> @@ -51,25 +51,51 @@ differing country codes. </para> </footnote>, you will be shown a list of only those countries. To select a -country that is not in that list, choose <guimenuitem>Other</guimenuitem> +country that is not in that list, choose <guimenuitem>other</guimenuitem> (the last option). You will then be presented with a list of continents; selecting a continent will lead to a list of relevant countries on that continent. </para><para> -If the language has only one country associated with it, that country -will be selected automatically. In that case it is only possible to select -a different country by first lowering the debconf priority to medium, -followed by revisiting the language selection option in the main menu of -the installer. +If the language has only one country associated with it, a list of countries +will be displayed for the continent or region the country belongs to, with +that country selected as the default. Use the <guibutton>Go Back</guibutton> +option to select countries on a different continent. + +</para><note><para> + +It is important to select the country where you live or where you are +located as it determines the time zone that will be configured for the +installed system. + +</para></note><para> + +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. + +</para><para> + +Any default locale selected as described in the previous paragraph will use +UTF-8 as character encoding. </para><para> -A default locale will be selected based on the selected language and country. If you are installing at medium or low priority, you will have the option -of selecting additional locales to be generated for the installed system; -if you do, you will be asked which locale should be the default for the +of selecting additional locales, including so-called <quote>legacy</quote> +locales<footnote> + +<para> +Legacy locales are locales which do not use UTF-8, but one of the older +standards for character encoding such as ISO 8859-1 (used by West +European languages) or EUC-JP (used by Japanese). +</para> + +</footnote>, to be generated for the installed system; if you do, you will +be asked which of the selected locales should be the default for the installed system. </para> |