On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Dave Miner wrote: > Ultimately, this part of the discussion is trying to solve the wrong > problem up front: note your assumption, "given the number of questions > we have". The primary problem in the graphical install is the amount > and complexity of input required to achieve a working install; reducing > that will change the set of problems that the UI design needs to solve > and probably send this discussion into very different (and far more > interesting) territory. Mike's mail, and Frank's response, are pretty > reflective of the kind of basic understanding of the tasks and users > that we have to arrive at in order to generate a design that will stand > up in the market vs. the competition.
One thing that stands out, especially from Mike's collection of screenshots is how many screens are devoted to the initial system identification compared to the install itself. And I would guess that a few first time users will probably wonder why they are entering the same information twice. I know it's important to have the identification process, but maybe it would be nice to give users the option of taking the sysid settings of the install host, and pass them onto the installed image. Is it still possible to read a sysidcfg file from floppy? This sounds strange, but it's been awhile since I've used hosts/servers with floppy disks. -------------------- Christopher Josephes cpj1 at visi.com
