"Bjoern Kuebler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that if someone does not know what winzip is for, then > s/he would probably not know what an IDE or even Java is for. > (How could a craftsman work w/o knowing his tools?)
If the installer is done right, it will reduce installation time and hassle, and so would fit in with IDEA's design very well. Sure, we can use vi and javac to develop our code, but we use IDEA because it speeds up our work. Likewise, a good installer would make things faster and easier by doing the following: - Notifying you of new versions - Only downloading the differences between your version and the new version - Installing the new version but preserving the settings The current installation method does not notify you of new versions, it requires you to download the entire 6+ MB zip file, and it forces you to manually copy your settings from your old installation directory to the new one. _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
