Re: Graphical Installers [was Re: OpenOffice.org on OS X and GNUstep]

[Markus Hitter]

Am 11.11.2005 um 17:37 schrieb Rogelio M. Serrano Jr.:

> On 2005-11-11 23:08:35 +0800 Chris B. Vetter  
> <chris.vetter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 11/11/05, Rogelio M. Serrano Jr. <rogelio@smsglobal.net> wrote:
> > > I really dont think an installer ala M$I is necessary. I dont like
> > > installers at all. I hate wizards too.
> > [...]
> > Resistance is futule.
> > --
> > cBORGv
> > Sorry, couldn't resist....
>
> Of course majority wins. what can i do?

Tell the audience how you'd tackle the installation task without an  
installer and what you hate so much about wizards?

Personally, I've seen very bad and very good wizards. The bad ones  
don't allow me to set up things the way I want or chocke on my  
not-100%-standard situation.

Good wizards (the one coming with Azureus, for example) are like a  
step-by-step guide to get the setup. They comment with hints on what  
the developers consider as reasonable values and might even have some  
tools integrated to explore what one needs to know to do a thoughtful  
decision. They accept any possible value, however.


Markus

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