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diff --git a/nl/appendix/graphical.xml b/nl/appendix/graphical.xml index d055f0882..d059a826a 100644 --- a/nl/appendix/graphical.xml +++ b/nl/appendix/graphical.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 52910 untranslated --> +<!-- original version: 53044 untranslated --> <sect1 condition="gtk" id="graphical"> <title>The Graphical Installer</title> @@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ an ATI graphical card, but is unlikely to work on other systems. </para><para> -You can add boot parameters when starting the graphical installer, just as -with the regular installer. One of those parameters allows you to configure -the mouse for left-handed use. See <xref linkend="boot-parms"/> for valid -parameters. +Just as with the regular installer it is possible to add boot parameters +when starting the graphical installer. One of those parameters allows to +configure the mouse for left-handed use. Others allow to select the mouse +device (e.g. for a serial mouse) and the mouse protocol. +See <xref linkend="boot-parms"/> for valid parameters. </para> <note><para> @@ -76,10 +77,10 @@ available, it will automatically fall back to the regular </para><para> -If the amount of memory in your system is close to &minimum-memory;, +If the amount of memory in your system is below &minimum-memory;, the graphical installer may fail to boot at all while booting the regular installer would still work. Using the regular installer is -recommended for systems with low memory. +recommended for systems with little available memory. </para></note> @@ -118,19 +119,16 @@ to switch back. <title>Known issues</title> <para> -Etch is the first release that includes the graphical installer and uses -some relatively new technology. There are a few known issues that you may -run into during the installation. We expect to be able to fix these issues -for the next release of &debian;. +The graphical frontend to the installer is relatively new and because of +that there are some known issues. We continue to work on resolving these. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> -Information on some screens is not nicely formatted into columns as it -should be. The most obvious example is the first screen where you select -your language. Another example is the main screen of partman. +Information on some screens is not yet nicely formatted into columns as it +should be. This is most visible during partitioning. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -147,13 +145,6 @@ Support for touchpads is not yet optimal. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> -Support for creating encrypted partitions is limited as it is not possible -to generate a random encryption key. It is possible to set up an encrypted -partition using a passphrase as encryption key. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - Starting a shell from the graphical frontend is currently not supported. This means that relevant options to do that (which are available when you use the textual frontend), will not be shown in the main menu of the |