On Thu, Oct 01, 2020 at 01:34:35AM -0400, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
I'm pretty certain the Python.org downloads for Windows also put IDLE
on the start menu. I believe these newcomers aren't even looking at the
start menu for things -- if it isn't cluttering up the desktop they
probably don't know it exists. And the only thing they know about is the
file they downloaded.
Maybe this suggests the "incremental improvement" needed: Have the
installer, by default, add a shortcut icon for IDLE to the user's desktop.
Perhaps this will get noticed. If it does it would put the new user into a
program where they might actually start doing something useful. The person who
does
not want such a desktop shortcut can uncheck that default option.
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Wishing you only the best,
boB Stepp
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