Glynn Foster wrote: > > On 16/07/2009, at 5:36 AM, Frank Ludolph wrote: > >> Glynn Foster wrote: >>> >>> On 14/07/2009, at 6:17 AM, Jean McCormack wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> There are several issues with respect to the addition of software >>>> selection >>>> in the installer that need to be addressed. >>>> >>>> 1) The user interface >>>> >>>> A user should have the option to install different software >>>> collections (Desktop, AMP, HPC, ... etc.) >>>> during installation that accompany the default installation. Each >>>> collection should not include the 'kitchen sink' but be >>>> representative of a useful and popular selection of software that >>>> users typically use for that task. >>>> >>>> Frank has a screen shot of what he has come up with here: >>>> http://xdesign.sfbay.sun.com/projects/solaris/subprojects/install/design/screensSlim08-11.html >>>> >>>> >>>> If the number of collection choices is larger than about 6, we may >>>> have to add a "Software" screen following the Welcome screen. >>> >>> The advantage of doing it after the Welcome screen in my mind is >>> that we would have an opportunity of doing a ping in parallel to see >>> if we can find an active connection / active publisher to connect to >>> while the user is filling out the various other screens. One thing >>> that might be useful (and perhaps this is achieved by back/next), is >>> that if someone wanted to fix their network connection, we would >>> provide the user an opportunity of doing so prior to install. >>> >> The software selection should be done prior to the Disks screen, >> currently the second screen, so that size of the selected packages >> can be used to insure the selected target device has sufficient free >> space. For various reasons the software selection may be moved from >> the Welcome screen to a new screen immediately following (and >> preceeding the Disks screen).The installer initiates the target >> detection thread immediately after starting, before the Welcome >> screen is displayed. We'll do the same for software. > > I agree there's benefits to each approach. My preference is that a > software selection should appear after the Disks screen, since the > user could dynamically check and uncheck selections to see if they can > get under the current disk size (as opposed to having to go back to > adjust their software selection if a disk with enough size isn't > available). > While 'after' does help fit software onto a disk as you suggest, 'before' helps to properly size a new partition. All of which might be moot given what Shawn has been saying...
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