Index: modules/comment/comment.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.926
diff -u -p -r1.926 comment.module
--- modules/comment/comment.module	4 Dec 2010 01:51:09 -0000	1.926
+++ modules/comment/comment.module	5 Dec 2010 15:56:34 -0000
@@ -1115,13 +1115,18 @@ function comment_form_node_type_form_alt
     // as defaults to all new nodes. Therefore, it would be wrong to use #states
     // to hide the other settings based on the primary comment setting.
     $form['comment']['comment'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#type' => 'radios',
       '#title' => t('Default comment setting for new content'),
       '#default_value' => variable_get('comment_' . $form['#node_type']->type, COMMENT_NODE_OPEN),
       '#options' => array(
         COMMENT_NODE_OPEN => t('Open'),
         COMMENT_NODE_CLOSED => t('Closed'),
-        COMMENT_NODE_HIDDEN => t('Hidden'),
+      ),
+      COMMENT_NODE_OPEN => array(
+        '#description' => t('Users with the "Post comments" permission can post comments.'),
+      ),
+      COMMENT_NODE_CLOSED => array(
+        '#description' => t('Users cannot post comments.'),
       ),
     );
     $form['comment']['comment_default_mode'] = array(