Thierry Vignaud wrote: > Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>Of course, if you could use it without a mouse (so one could >>configure a mouse when the mouse isn't working!) that would be much >>better ... > > > drakxconf is usable without a mouse since it works smoothly as a gui > well as on the console >
Sure, but I was meaning in X! > >>How difficult would it be to make drakxconf take keyboard input >>(probably easier than drakconf). > > > it's already the case :-) > Please. Consider something that affects new users who have only ever used Windows (and Windows has had this since Windows 95, yes, that's 7 years ago!). 1)Windows almost always gives you a GUI. In the worst cases, you may have to use safe mode. Only if you're an MCSE are you supposed to know about things like the recovery console (on win2k). 2)You can fix anything from the gui without a mouse. Even the mouse. 3)90% of new users of Mandrake are lost if X doesn't start (see some of the recent bug reports for examples where people think the installation failed because X didn't start). So, how about addressing some of this, by: a)If X keeps crashing, start X in vesa mode, starting up XFdrake or drakxconf or similar to try and fix the config b)Allow a user to configure a mouse in this mode without a mouse c)Have the failsafe boot option pass a parameter to the dm service which starts it like this by default. For a distribution aiming at converting existing windows users, you really need to make it *seem* bullet-proof. We all know it is, convincing point-and-clickers that it is means ensuring that if they wanted a GUI, they *always* get one, and can fix *anything* (besides fsck of course, which even windows can't do in a GUI) with GUI tools. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
