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FACORAT Fabrice wrote:

>>>I think that in this case we should have a special wizard that deals
>>>with this kind of things and will propose application to install,
>>>provide tips for using it and finally list problems user may encounter.
>>>     - miss font form OpenOffice and system. In fact the journalist doesn't
>>>use drakfont, couldn't figure that drakfont exist ( even worse ).
>>>So the ability to import font in the system should be add to first time
>>>wizard, but if first time wizard is run as user we have a problem.
>>
>>Well, maybe the firsttime wizard should check if /etc/drakfwrc exists,
>>if not, ask the user if they would like to run the System administration
>>wizard (and propmt for the password)?
>
>
> nice idea but what about drakfont and others tools ?

Well, it would be a new wizard:
"You have a windows partition available, do you want to try and import
the fonts?" =>drakfont.

A few other questions could exist, but would require tools to convert
data or copy MyDocuments from the users profile etc.

> another idea is to display a page with task oriented admin entries, the
> users should say during installation if he want to see this wizard as in
> a networked environment, the sysadmin will not appreciate if the user
> see this when they will be first connected.
>

Can always check authentication system selected, and not show it if
LDAP/NIS/Winbind ?

Or, a system administrator should be encouraged to make a configuration
package, which requires packages and/or provides config files.

Or al the drakxtools need LDAP support ;-).

>>Win2k3 server wizard is pretty good (better than win2k server), and has
>>good a integrated help system. You can find docs for integrating Unix
>>kerberos systems in it even.
>
>
> Unfortunately I never use win2k3, but really mdk need something like
> this.

Want screenshots? I have some which I could put up ... once I track them
down ;-).

> They have good config but many people don't know they exist or
> what to do with.
>
>
>>>It seems that most of the time windows user avoid to dig through the
>>>menu or launch MCC and see what's available.
>>>     - ISP phone number forget ... I don't know if he use drakconnect or not
>>>but this is annoying.
>>
>>Drakconnect has many irritating bugs ... and they don't seem to get
>>addressed :-(.
>
>
> And the pb is that when an user don't have internet connection working
> he had to boot to windows to ask help, etc ... Internet connecting
> should really be a must work thing.
>

Exactly. 9.1's issues with configuring some modems is a nightmare.
Q: I have a problem with configuring my modem
A: Install latest drakxtools update
Q: How?

=>Catch22. We must be able to guarantee a user can't stuff up their
internet connection. This means all the required settings should be in
the non-expert mode of drakconnect, and should get the user a valid
hostname, and if the provider has DDNS, actually register the name or
use the name supplied (but be able to change it in advanced configuration).

>
>>>     - Many things not obvious or not correctly explained in the help/doc.
>>
>>IMHO, instead of just providing a docs package with a menu entry to an
>>HTML help package, we need an indexed or indexable help system, and help
>>browsers with search capabilities (and yelp's one doesn't qualify ..).
>
>
> but kdehelp can do it. Maybe yelp will implement it in the future
>

But KDE help isn't very well organised, and I don't see a decent search
(Glossary doesn't qualify). KDE's scrollkeeper support is interesting
though ... just needs to be integrated better, and support searching
(which scrollkeeper should allow).

Regards,
Buchan

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