tweak appearance

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@23943 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

1 files changed, 36 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/Master/install-tl b/Master/install-tl
index 05b239b7d5d..c19504129c8 100755
--- a/Master/install-tl
+++ b/Master/install-tl
@@ -200,27 +200,27 @@ if (-r "installation.profile") {
 process_logging_options();
 # now the others
 GetOptions(
-           "custom-bin=s"   => \$opt_custom_bin,
-           "fancyselector"  => \$::alternative_selector,
-           "in-place"       => \$opt_in_place,
-           "gui:s"          => \$opt_gui,
-           "lang=s"         => \$::opt_lang,
-           "location|url|repository|repo=s"	=> \$opt_location,
-           "no-cls",	    # $::opt_no_cls in install-menu-text-pl
-           "no-gui"         => \$opt_no_gui,
-           "non-admin"      => \$opt_nonadmin,
-           "portable"       => \$opt_portable,
-           "print-platform|print-arch"		=> \$opt_print_arch,
-           "force-platform|force-arch=s"	=> \$opt_force_arch,
-           "debug-translation" => \$::debug_translation,
-           "profile-seed=s" => \$opt_profileseed,
-           "profile=s"      => \$opt_profile,
-           "scheme=s"       => \$opt_scheme,
-           "all-options"    => \$::opt_all_options,
-           "persistent-downloads!"		=> \$opt_persistent_downloads,
-           "select-repository"  => \$::opt_select_repository,
-           "version"        => \$opt_version,
-           "help|?"         => \$opt_help) or pod2usage(1);
+           "custom-bin=s"                => \$opt_custom_bin,
+           "fancyselector"               => \$::alternative_selector,
+           "in-place"                    => \$opt_in_place,
+           "gui:s"                       => \$opt_gui,
+           "lang=s"                      => \$::opt_lang,
+           "location|url|repository|repo=s" => \$opt_location,
+           "no-cls",                      # $::opt_no_cls in install-menu-text-pl
+           "no-gui"                      => \$opt_no_gui,
+           "non-admin"                   => \$opt_nonadmin,
+           "portable"                    => \$opt_portable,
+           "print-platform|print-arch"   => \$opt_print_arch,
+           "force-platform|force-arch=s" => \$opt_force_arch,
+           "debug-translation"           => \$::debug_translation,
+           "profile-seed=s"              => \$opt_profileseed,
+           "profile=s"                   => \$opt_profile,
+           "scheme=s"                    => \$opt_scheme,
+           "all-options"                 => \$::opt_all_options,
+           "persistent-downloads!"       => \$opt_persistent_downloads,
+           "select-repository"           => \$::opt_select_repository,
+           "version"                     => \$opt_version,
+           "help|?"                      => \$opt_help) or pod2usage(1);
 
 if ($opt_gui eq "") {
   # the --gui option was given with an empty argument, set it to perltk
@@ -2050,27 +2050,25 @@ following modules are supported:
 
 =item C<text>
 
-The text mode user interface which is the default on Unix systems, and
-can be forced with by giving C<text> as I<module>, or with the C<-no-gui>
-switch.
+The text mode user interface (default on Unix systems).  Same as the
+C<-no-gui> option.
 
 =item C<wizard>
 
-The wizard mode user interface asking only a few questions before installing
-all of TeX Live. This is the default on Windows systems.
+The wizard mode user interface (default on Windows), asking only minimal
+questions before installing all of TeX Live.
 
 =item C<perltk>
 
-The expert GUI installer providing access to more options.  It can also
-be selected by giving the C<-gui> option without any I<module>, or, on
-Windows by running C<install-tl-advanced.bat>.
+The expert GUI installer, providing access to more options.  
+Can also be invoked on Windows by running C<install-tl-advanced.bat>.
 
 =back
 
 The C<perltk> and C<wizard> modules, and thus also when calling with a
-simple C<-gui> (without I<module>) requires
-the Perl/Tk module (L<http://tug.org/texlive/distro.html#perltk>); if
-Perl/Tk is not available, installation continues in text mode.
+bare C<-gui> (without I<module>), requires the Perl/Tk module
+(L<http://tug.org/texlive/distro.html#perltk>); if Perl/Tk is not
+available, installation continues in text mode.
 
 
 =item B<-no-gui>
@@ -2129,11 +2127,12 @@ are accepted as aliases for this option.
 
 =item B<-select-repository>
 
-In case the automatic mirror selection does not work out well, giving this
-option allows to select a mirror from the current list of CTAN mirrors.
-This option is supported in all installer modes (text, wizard, perltk)
-and will also offer to install from local media if found, and from 
-a repository specified on the command line (see above).
+This option allows manual selection of a mirror from the current list of
+active CTAN mirrors.  This option is supported in all installer modes
+(text, wizard, perltk), and will also offer to install from local media
+if available, or from a repository specified on the command line (see
+above).  It's useful when the (default) automatic redirection does not
+choose a good host for you.
 
 =item B<-all-options>