On 2011-05-08 Mojca Miklavec <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 19:36, Hans Hagen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 8-5-2011 4:56, Arthur Reutenauer wrote: > > > >>> Another option could be to use a http browser, using > >>> Hans' mtxrun web server and client? That is pure > >>> lua, but of course it is not available until after > >>> installation of context. > >> > >> We could bootstrap the system by first downloading > >> only the necessary pieces, like is done for the > >> Minimals. It should only need half a dozen files. > >> But all that needs to be actually developed, of > >> course. > > > > can someone remind me what problem we're trying to > > solve here? > > Having a GUI installer for the minimals (to make it more > user-friendly and enable the user to choose what modules > and fonts to install).
Just a (maybe stupid) idea: What about making the existing windows GUI install and/or update all available modules/fonts, since most windows users don't care about a few hundred MiB disk space. Second, creating a repository for Debian/Ubuntu that enables Linux users to install the minimals using the system package manager. It's easy to create a package for the modules. I have no idea how package management works for MacOS, if something like repositories exist or how software is installed/updated. And leave the existing interface for the other platforms, since the vast majority uses either Linux, Windows or MacOS. Marco ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : [email protected] / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
