Dear all, I am starting a thread on the lyx-users list for a new round of feedback on the wording of the dialog. You (developers) are also welcome to participate in that thread if you have experience helping Windows users and have a feeling for what might be confusing for the *average* Windows user of LyX.
I understand Uwe's concern that a dialog has the potential to confuse users. I hope that if we can come up with a message where there is agreement that the average user would not be confused, we can move forward with making an official Windows installer. I plan to keep working on improving the message if necessary, until there is agreement that it is clear for the average Windows user of LyX, since I think we all have the same goal in that providing an official Windows installer is a high priority. In addition to the actual wording of the dialog, there are a few other issues to discuss: 1. At what point during the installation should we show the dialog? Racoon pointed out [1] that it might be best for the dialog to not come directly at the beginning, since there is already a dialog with an option "do not use LaTeX" and that answer is important for (2), below. 2. Under which conditions should we show the dialog? From what I understand, we should not show the dialog if: a. The user chooses "do not use LaTeX". b. There is no MiKTeX installation detected on the user's computer. c. The user already has a MiKTeX installation that is new enough. d. The user already has a TeX Live installation. 3. Which option should be the default, i.e. if the user presses "enter", instead of clicking, is "Continue" selected or is "Cancel" selected? In these types of dialogs, I believe "Cancel" is most commonly the default for "enter", but I am fine with making "Continue" the default in our situation if others are fine with it. Best, Scott [1] https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=mid&q=p8onkk%24rjk%241%40blaine.gmane.org
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