On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 12:07:06AM +1100, Julien Goodwin wrote: > These are my notes/ideas after having done a test installation using the > graphical d-i beta. (Under a VMware install using ftp.us.debian.org as > the mirror) > > I'm not subscribed to the list so please cc me on anything you'd like my > comment on. I'm happy to test any betas etc to see how things may have > improved. > > As it stands it seems to only be a graphical frontend to debconf, given > some of the decisions taken this causes it to be less usable then the > console version. > > Graphical D-I boot notes: > > 1. Can you use ubuntu's bootsplash or something to hide/pretty up kernel > messages.
Well, we would need to have the bootsplash thingy patch included in the debian kernel, and this with current policies means it should be ready to be submitted upstream. I think it would be nice though, but needs discussing with the kernel team, CCing there. > 4. Would be nice to have a download speed monitor at the bottom of the > screen for those with slow connections, also a calculated ETA. Yeah. > 5. A graphical partitioner is probably the biggest missing peice, I > didn't really test how the partitioner came through, just did a "wipe > entire disk" and it was still a pain. Xavier Oswald is working on first doing a gparted .udeb, which will allow to fall back to a graphical partitioner instead of plain old parted, and then modifying it to be able to serve-as/replace partman, at least in its gross functionality, there is still work to be done there though. > 6. Pages with just one checkbox (eg the "write changes to disk" page > should probably have just "Yes/No" buttons instead of the checkbox and > go back/continue buttons (also install grub to mbr) Yes, this is a big usability issue, i believe, and also increase the chance of an accidental erasal of unwanted partitions. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
