I'm not too familiar with the installer screens, but I think that they should ideally have a red warning at the appropriate stage:
The following operation has the potential to erase data on your hard drive. Please make sure you have backed up all important data before proceeding. And show links to some free/libre backup imaging tools. Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: Andre Rodovalho <[email protected]> Sent: 11/25/2013 3:00 PM To: JM <[email protected]> Cc: Colin Law <[email protected]>; Nio Wiklund <[email protected]>; Dale Visser <[email protected]>; Iberê Fernandes<[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; Lubuntu Comms<[email protected]>; [email protected]; lubuntu user list<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] People do not understand the desktop installer If we want to attract windows users, we need to understand them better, and avoid their clear mistakes, at least at installation level... Not backing up is really a user fault. But confirmation, and clearer explanations is what I think it could be better on some critic points! 2013/11/23 JM <[email protected]> > On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:15:25 +0000 > Colin Law <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 23 November 2013 06:43, Nio Wiklund <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It happened again :-( > > > > > > See this link > > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1769482&page=79&p=12855281#post12855281 > > > > I can't understand which text the guy was looking at when he thinks > > that the install "asked if I wanted to replace the new system to be > > built on it, and I accepted it". > > > > Colin > > Hi, > > I have already answered this some time before: people just don't read > carefully enough. > To get them to read carefully enough, the part of the UI installer which > is already in > red should also be with bold characters and a bigger lettering (or better, > high case). > > My 5 cents. > > Regards, > Mélodie > >
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