On 03/31/2018 02:14 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 06:00:36PM +0000, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
It seems clear enough to me, but is "continue" the correct thing to do if
you're confused? I haven't used Windows (or MiKTeX) in a while, but I gather
there are potential problems with doing an update. If that's the case, the
instructions seem to be saying "if you're confused, click continue and let
us maybe break your MiKTeX installation".
On the other hand, if the correct choice is to be conservative and click
cancel, maybe we should throw a life preserver? "... you should choose
'Cancel', after which you might want to seek help on the LyX user mailing
list" (or some such)?
Good points and I don't disagree with your concerns. However, I think we
might consider sacrificing some of the concerns like the ones you
discuss above for the benefit of being as clear and as simple as
possible.
Can I at least conclude from your above comments that the proposed
dialog would be better than automatically updating MiKTeX during the LyX
installation without first asking the user?
Scott
Definitely. Also, while I generally don't favor making changes without
"informed consent", I suspect that anyone who is confused by the message
will also have no real grasp of the nuances of updating MiKTeX v. not
updating MiKTeX. So maybe defaulting to continue is okay.
Paul
