[Pkg-ime-devel] Bug#643004: [Patch] please improve the description

Tomas Pospisek tpo_deb at sourcepole.ch
Mon Sep 26 11:35:55 UTC 2011


Package: fcitx-bin
Version: 1:4.1.1-1
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

The project's homepage explains the "fcitx" acronym as either
"Free Chinese Input Toy of X" or "Free Chinese Input Toy for X".

I have a lot of trouble to make any sense of the former description.

The latter description makes a bit more sense allthough I'm at a loss,
what "Toy" could possibly be meaning. It is an input tool right? And
not a toy? Is "Toy" meant to be a quirky reference to fcitx's
history? Or an inside joke?

The intended purpose of a debian package's description is to describe
very succintly a package's pupose. So "Chinese input tool for X" would
make sense. If you want to keep a humorous edge then I'd suggest to
move the humour either into the long description or maybe even rather
into /usr/doc/*/README or HISTORY or similar.

In the same vein I'd suggest to change the long description:

  Fcitx is a Chinese input tool for X. It was initially designed for
  Chinese users and used for the XIM protocol. It has evolved into
  a highly modularized, feature rich input method framework for
  Unix-like platforms supporting a considerable amount of frontends,
  backends and modules.

  Fcitx is an ideal choice for the vast majority of input needs (?).
  Many of its features provide users of Unix-like platforms with a modern
  input experience for the first time. It has also greatly lowered the
  threshold for developers, making the development of additional
  functionality much easier than ever before.

  This package provides the essential executable binaries. If you are
  looking for a working input experience, please install the package
  "fcitx" instead.

Thanks,
*t

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