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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 19 05:48:41 -0700 2006 ------- Really??? Unusual??? So, putting install sources on the user's Desktop sounds normal to you??? Seems to me that Windows install sources go in the Windows directory. Some Installshield install sources go in the "Program Files\Installshield" directory. Most other Windows programs include an uninstaller exe directly in that program's directory. Only OpenOffice copies install sources to the Desktop!!! This is a poor design because most Windows users click, click, click through installers without reading anything or paying attention to what they are doing (muscle memory). After all, most programs that run on Windows are set up to install a reasonable set of features to a reasonable place. In the end, they will end up with an OpenOffice directory cluttering their Desktop. This directory is then very likely to be deleted (or if not, it will probably irritate most users). There is no need for the average user to EVER "find" the install sources. Furthermore, an average user would not know what to do with them even after he/she found them! If a user wishes to uninstall (or repair) a program, he/she will open the Add/Remove Programs control panel and click on a button (believe it or not, most Windows users do not "make install" or "rpm -ivh" their software, either). OOo has already gone so far towards being a good citizen on Windows (looks like a normal Windows app, behaves like a normal Windows app, installs to the Program Files directory instead of the root like SO 5.2 did, allows users to adjust MS Office file associations, Windows style installer, etc.) - I just don't know why we are taking a step backwards with this installer by doing something highly unusual in the Windows world (and something very noticably strange to the user). I think the worst part of this is that the OOo experience will feel "different" than other Windows programs before the program itself is ever launched. I believe it is a mistake to have this as OOo's first impression. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
