Hi, Unfortunately I overlooked Olivers request to follow up in [email protected] and so I unintentionally opened this side discussion. Sorry for that. Please let's continue in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mathias Bauer wrote: > Oliver Braun wrote: > >> with the move to the new numbering schema also the default installation >> directory changes from "OpenOffice.org 2.0" to "OpenOffice.org 2.1" >> resp. from "openoffice.org2.0" to "openoffice.org2.1". > > Perhaps we should stop using directory names containing version numbers? > Firefox e.g. always installs into the same directory (on Windows it's > "program files\Mozilla Firefox"). What's the point in keeping the > version numbers in the directory names? Would be interesting to ask the > Firefox developers if they experienced any user problems or complaints. > > Besides that: > >> Assuming that users might have language packs installed in their OOs >> 2.0.x, the result when updating will be platform dependant: >> >> * on Windows, the installer will detect the existing 2.0.4 and propose >> "OpenOffice.org 2.0" as destination directory instead => language packs >> still there, but potentially incompatible (might even lead to crashes). >> >> * on Unix, the default directory "openoffice.org2.1" will be used, >> resulting in a naked OOo 2.1 with the language packs still present in >> "openoffice.org2.0". >> >> Shouldn't we issue a warning on Windows and install to "OpenOffice.org >> 2.1" by default as on Unix ? Users willing to take the risk might still >> choose the "OpenOffice.org 2.0" manually. > > This would be acceptable as a stop gap solution. In alignment with my > idea from above and also as a clearer approach: can we find a way to > disable/deinstall language packs? > > Ciao, > Mathias > > -- > Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead > Please reply to the list only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a spam sink. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead Please reply to the list only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a spam sink. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
