On Friday 02 January 2009 16:44, Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > >> In any way, we might want to consider asking about some/all of these 3 > >> things in the installer as well: > >> > >> 1) Install desktop icon? > >> > > > > We probably should ask about this, but they can always remove it; simple is > > *good*. > > > > > >> 2) Install start menu shortcuts? > >> 3) Run Freenet after installation? > >> > >> Most people will probably only care about 3), but by putting in 1) and > >> 2) we further limit the risk of pissing off experienced users (who also > >> hates the desktop/start menu shortcut hell). > >> > > > > I don't see what anyone would have against the start menu. > > > > And why install Freenet if you don't want to at least configure it straight > > away? IMHO they are more concerned about it running continually in the > > background... > > > > Humans are odd things, really. I follow your logic, but at the same > time, I like when installations at least give me the freedom to choose. > People seem to have very different opinions on those 3 things - so > considering how easy they are to include and how little space they > waste, I think it would be great to include them.
Well, in the java installer, we have a separate screen to ask about the start menu/desktop shortcuts. Running Freenet after install we would need to ask the user about in the options screen before installing, which I was hoping we could get rid of. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 827 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20090103/160d4536/attachment.pgp>
