[Mageia-dev] Are you sure? (no confirmation before proceeding to selected packages installation)

Fri May 4 17:04:33 CEST 2012

'Twas brillig, and Felix Miata at 04/05/12 15:19 did gyre and gimble:
+> Mageia's installer has the same problem that bothers me in Mandriva. The
+> type install screen with KDE vs Gnome vs custom has no intermediate step
+> prior to the start of selected packages installation. Does this bother
+> no one else?
+
+While a moot point for mga2 as others have said, I'd prefer not to have
+an extra confirmation here. "Extra Clicks" are things UI people try to
+reduce and for good reason. You don't want people being "click happy"
+and ignore anything that is said to them (i.e. the privilege escalation
+dialogue in Windows Vista).
+
+I do accept that more clarity is maybe needed so if you pick one of the
+predefined sets (Gnome or KDE) perhaps the button should say "Start
+Installation" rather than "Next"? When you select "Custom" it should
+instead read "Customise". That requires no extra clicks or confirmations
+but should increase clarity to a level you'll be happy with.
+
+
+> 2-There are no formatting options offered for /. Since I virtually
+> always install to a multiboot system, I require maximum
+> cross-installation compatibility. I can't have inode sizes, UUIDs and
+> volume labels changed willy nilly without having to go back and
+> reconfigure every other installation to conform to needless changes made
+> by a new installation. Format step really ought to offer selectable
+> format options so that an existing UUID, LABEL and/or Inode size could
+> be preserved and yet the / target really be empty.
+
+This seems a very different point to the topic/subject of your mail. I
+suggest you wait until mga2 is out and then submit your wish bugs.
+
+Cheers
+
+Col
+
+
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+
+Colin Guthrie
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