Wizards seem to be the way to go. However, I am wondering about bundling too much together. There have been numerous requests to be able to download just certain sections, say Writer and Calc. (I think that M$ has bundled tings together and that is one of its main drawbacks). Maybe a Wizard that works on OOo but can be left out of the system once all work is done or if not required.
One of the original suites that I worked with was DOS Symphony. It did a lot but boy did you have to know a lot on where to find the stuff. Wizards help to Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) for most of us. Some ramblings, again too close to supper. Chris > I am currently trying to design a template and add-on installer for > OpenOffice.org (OOo). > > My current design has quite a few controls (as outlined below). Which > do you prefer (and preferably why) one large dialog or a wizard > approach? > > The way I envisage this working is a dialog is displayed with the > following controls: A button to download info. on templates and > add-ons available to be installed. And another button to download > rating information. > > Controls for specifying filter criteria - to narrow the range of > templates and add-ons displayed: > Templates/Addons, already installed (i.e. check for updates), > component type, Author Name, description, and keywords Stage (not > checked, checked for malicious content, checked for appropriateness of > purpose), Min version, Min average rating, Min number of ratings Can > run on the machine's OS, Min OOo version, requirements (Java, Python). > > Other controls: > > A list box showing the templates/add-ons that match criteria. > A text box showing the details of the currently selected item in the > list box. > > A button for customising what fields are displayed in the list box and > the adjacent text box. > > A button for displaying a "Rate it" dialog. > A button for displaying a text document containing the reviews to date > A button for taking you to the home page for the item. > > Buttons for adding/removing items to/from "To Install list" > An Install list > > A checkbox for compiling a Writer document with documentation for the > To install list" > > An install button. > A cancel button > > In spite of this being a lot of controls my personal preference is for > one large dialog. BUT, from reading these discussions some people > (unbelievable to me) find the OOo Options dialog too confusing so how > would they respond to a dialog with this many controls? On the other > hand only seeing some information at a time can also be confusing. > > Thus I am seeking guidance as to what people prefer - one large dialog > or splitting the controls up into pages (the Wizard approach). > > Thanks, Ian Laurenson > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2005-02-07 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2005-02-07 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
