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(no confirmation before proceeding to selected packages installation)</H1> + <B>Felix Miata</B> + <A HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Are%20you%20sure%3F%20%28no%20confirmation%20before%20proceeding%20to%0A%20selected%20packages%20installation%29&In-Reply-To=%3C4FA3E55E.5040208%40earthlink.net%3E" + TITLE="[Mageia-dev] Are you sure? (no confirmation before proceeding to selected packages installation)">mrmazda at earthlink.net + </A><BR> + <I>Fri May 4 16:19:10 CEST 2012</I> + <P><UL> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="015531.html">[Mageia-dev] Freeze push: xawtv +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="015284.html">[Mageia-dev] Are you sure? (no confirmation before proceeding to selected packages installation) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#15283">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#15283">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#15283">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#15283">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + <HR> +<!--beginarticle--> +<PRE>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? + +It seems to be a confirmation of some kind should follow exit from this +screen, maybe a popup saying "Are you sure you want to do this?" or "Packages +installation will begin when you click 'OK'", implying a contemplation period +where it may be realized something may have been forgotten that would be more +easily corrected sooner rather than later. Time and again I've forgotten that +this doesn't happen, clicked OK, and only then remembered why I didn't want +what I selected. But, the only way back is to abort the install entirely. + +The root of this situation for me is mostly two pronged: + +1-More often than not I'm doing a "test" install of an alpha, beta or RC. +That means I intend to test mainly things I could or would recognize as +working or not, including the installer itself. I want to get on with the +installation process without waiting for kitchen sinks, bathtubs and guest +houses and their wasted bandwidth to complete. The screen offering only the +KDE/Gnome/Custom options is too simplistic, hiding the minimal option as an +afterstep to "Custom", which amounts to the only way to do _any_ +customization when either a KDE or Gnome selection is also wanted, but +minimally, a sort of no-suggests. The Mandrake/Mandriva main selection screen +used to have a checkbox worded something like "individual package selection". +I miss it. + +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. + +Is there any point in filing wishlist bug for either of these shortcomings? +Would the latter be treated like Fedora did? +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=808970">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=808970</A> +-- +"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant +words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) + + Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! + +Felix Miata *** <A HREF="http://fm.no-ip.com/">http://fm.no-ip.com/</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="015531.html">[Mageia-dev] Freeze push: xawtv +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="015284.html">[Mageia-dev] Are you sure? (no confirmation before proceeding to selected packages installation) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#15283">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#15283">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#15283">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#15283">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |