No repsonse to this one yet, so it seems Mandrakesoft doesn't really want to compete with Windows? Just with Debian I guess.
Buchan Buchan Milne wrote: > Thierry Vignaud wrote: > >>Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>>Of course, if you could use it without a mouse (so one could >>>configure a mouse when the mouse isn't working!) that would be much >>>better ... >> >>drakxconf is usable without a mouse since it works smoothly as a gui >>well as on the console >> > > Sure, but I was meaning in X! > >>>How difficult would it be to make drakxconf take keyboard input >>>(probably easier than drakconf). >> >>it's already the case :-) >> > > Please. Consider something that affects new users who have only ever > used Windows (and Windows has had this since Windows 95, yes, that's 7 > years ago!). > > 1)Windows almost always gives you a GUI. In the worst cases, you may > have to use safe mode. Only if you're an MCSE are you supposed to know > about things like the recovery console (on win2k). > > 2)You can fix anything from the gui without a mouse. Even the mouse. > > 3)90% of new users of Mandrake are lost if X doesn't start (see some of > the recent bug reports for examples where people think the installation > failed because X didn't start). > > So, how about addressing some of this, by: > a)If X keeps crashing, start X in vesa mode, starting up XFdrake or > drakxconf or similar to try and fix the config > b)Allow a user to configure a mouse in this mode without a mouse > c)Have the failsafe boot option pass a parameter to the dm service which > starts it like this by default. > > For a distribution aiming at converting existing windows users, you > really need to make it *seem* bullet-proof. We all know it is, > convincing point-and-clickers that it is means ensuring that if they > wanted a GUI, they *always* get one, and can fix *anything* (besides > fsck of course, which even windows can't do in a GUI) with GUI tools. > > Buchan > -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
