On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 07:49:23AM -0000, dino99 wrote: > the text is : Continue without installing GRUB ? (with the non selected > checkbox) > > how people can understand that ? > - most users will understand: if i check (= i answer 'yes') that mean " > continue without installing grub"
But that's exactly what it means. > but anyway this is not a question as users have only the choice to check > it to be able to continue and finally install the package: so checking > this single choice (LOL) is doing exactly the opposite of its supposed > to do. Users certainly have a real choice here; if you leave it unchecked then it goes back and lets you select devices to install to again. Offering this choice matters because it's possible that some other boot loader is actually in place. > Instead of this meaningless question, why not giving a clear choice: > > - install grub-pc: check this box That would be bad since it is not always presented as a checkbox. That depends on the debconf frontend in use. http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging- practices.html#s6.5.2.4 -- Debconf dialog box is confusing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600933 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
