On 13/04/07, Sue Sohn <susan.sohn at sun.com> wrote:
> I understand the point about "really, really". And with the current version,
> there aren't many panels, so it isn't a big deal to start over. But I was once
> doing an install with lots of customizations, disk layout changes, etc. and I
> accidentally clicked quit/exit and I was "really, really" happy not to have to
> start all over again. ;)

I whole-heartedly concur with this. Asking me if I really want to stop
the installation is a standard practice by many installers. I have to
admit I have a guilty pleasure in clicking buttons to see if programs
will let me do something silly without making certain that I didn't
want to lose the last half-hour of my life. Yes, clicking quit isn't
destructive, but I would expect the installer to ask me if I really
wanted to.

I hate to use the example, but, Windows installers (such as
InstallShield, Wise, MSI, etc.) almost always ask a user if they want
to quit, stop, or cancel installation.

Besides, quitters never install, and we want them to ;)

-- 
"Less is only more where more is no good." --Frank Lloyd Wright

Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
binarycrusader at gmail.com - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/

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